Postharvest quality of fruit from a long-life cultivar of tomato treated with 1-methylcyclopropene

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 628, Issue , 2003, Pages 233-238

  Fernandez Trujillo J P ^a   Sanchez C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Color; Firmness; Lycopersicon xesculentum; Macroperforated polypropylene film; Ripening; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349086080     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.628.28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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