Role of calcium and heat treatments in alleviating physiological changes induced by mechanical damage in plum

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-167

  Serrano, María ^a   Martínez Romero, Domingo ^a   Castillo, Salvador ^a   Guillén, Fabián ^a   Valero, Daniel ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Calcium; Ethylene; Heat; Mechanical damage; Plum; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS SALICINA;

EID: 5344279764     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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