Short anaerobiosis period prior to cold storage alleviates bitter pit and superficial scald in Granny Smith apples

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2114-2123

  Pesis, Edna ^a   Ebeler, Susan E ^b   de Freitas, Sergio Tonett ^b   Padda, Malkeet ^b   Mitcham, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

farnesene; 6 methyl 5 hepten 2 one; Ethylene; Fruit ripening; Malus domestica; Pectin methyl esterase

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; METHYLHEPTENONE; OXYGEN; PECTINESTERASE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; APPLE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANAEROBIOSIS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; COLD TEMPERATURE; ETHYLENES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; KETONES; MALUS; OXYGEN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 77955966943     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4060     Document Type: Article

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