Influence of postharvest treatments on quality, carotenoids, and abscisic acid content of stored "spring belle" peach (Prunus persica) fruit

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 7056-7063

  Caprioli, Ivano ^a,b   Lafuente, María T ^b   Rodrigo, María J ^b   Mencarelli, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

1 methylcyclo propene; Abscisic acid; Carbon dioxide; Carotenoids; Ethylene; Hydrocooling; Nitrogen; Peach; Postharvest treatments

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CAROTENOID; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRUNUS; TEMPERATURE;

ABSCISIC ACID; CAROTENOIDS; ETHYLENES; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; PRUNUS; TEMPERATURE;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 68249085324     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf900565g     Document Type: Article

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