Infiltration of 1-methylcyclopropene under low pressure can reduce the treatment time required to maintain apple and Japanese pear quality during storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-18

  Kashimura, Yoshiki ^a   Hayama, Hiroko ^a   Ito, Akiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Malus domestica Borkh.; Peel greasiness; Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA VAR. CULTA;

EID: 77950917109     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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