Modelling the transient effect of 1-MCP on 'Hass' avocado softening: A Mexican comparative study

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-72

  Ochoa Ascencio, Salvador ^a   Hertog, Maarten L A T M ^b   Nicolaï, Bart M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Avocado; Biological variation; Firmness; Modelling; Ripening

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 56249095124     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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