Postharvest application of ethylene and 1-methylcyclopropene either before or after curing affects onion (Allium cepa L.) bulb quality during long term cold storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-44

  Downes, Katherine ^a   Chope, Gemma A ^a   Terry, Leon A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Respiration rate; Sprouting; Sugars

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 70349738075     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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