Effect of ethylene concentration on quality parameters of fresh tomatoes stored using a carbon-heat hybrid ethylene scrubber

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-211

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

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidity; Ascorbic acid; Colour; Ethylene removal; Firmness; Tomato ripening

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 57049094959     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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