Effects of brassinosteroids on postharvest disease and senescence of jujube fruit in storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-55

  Zhu, Zhu ^a,b   Zhang, Zhanquan ^a,b   Qin, Guozheng ^a   Tian, Shiping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroids; Fruit senescence; Jujube fruit; Postharvest disease

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 74849123632     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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