Effects of postharvest ethanol vapor treatment on ethylene responsiveness in broccoli

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 216-220

  Asoda, Toshiya ^a   Terai, Hirofumi ^a   Kato, Masaya ^b   Suzuki, Yasuo ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Broccoli; Ethanol; Ethylene responsiveness; Postharvest; Senescence

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 61449255217     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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