Effects of short-term N2 treatment on quality and antioxidant ability of loquat fruit during cold storage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1159-1163

  Gao, Haiyan ^a,b   Tao, Fei ^b   Song, Lili ^b   Chen, Hangjun ^b   Chen, Wenxuan ^b   Zhou, Yongjun ^b   Mao, Jinlin ^b   Zheng, Yonghua ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Lipoxygenase; Loquat fruit; Quality; Short term N2 treatment

Indexed keywords

ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA;

EID: 65649113559     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3566     Document Type: Article

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