1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) application to Spadona pears at different stages of ripening to maximize fruit quality after storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-112

  Gamrasni, Dan ^a,b,c   Ben Arie, Ruth ^a   Goldway, Martin ^b  

^a Fruit Storage Research Laboratory   (Israel)

^b MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

1 Methylcyclopropene; Ethylene; Pear; Ripening; Spadona

Indexed keywords

PYRUS;

EID: 77955652998     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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