The effects of fruit maturity and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment on α-farnesene metabolism in scald resistant and susceptible cultivars of apple fruit

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 8, Issue 31, 2009, Pages 99-109

  Shekarchi, M ^a   Naghshiband Hassani, R ^b   Mostofi, Y ^c   Zamani, Z ^c   Pirali Hamedani, M ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apple fruit; Conjugated trienoles; Cultivar difference; Superficial scald; farnesene

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; ALKENE; CONJUGATED TRIENOLE; ETHYLENE; PROPYLENE; TOCOPHEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPLE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTIVAR; FRUIT; FRUIT RIPENING; FRUIT STORAGE; HARVEST PERIOD; OXIDATION;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 77950513994     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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