Softening during ripening of ethylene-treated fruits in response to 1-methylcyclopropene application

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 628, Issue , 2003, Pages 193-202

  Huber, D J ^a   Jeong, J ^a   Mao, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

1 methylcyclopropene; Apple; Avocado; Ethylene; Hemicelluloses; Nectarine; Peach; Polygalacturonase; Polyuronides; Ripening; Softening; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957195598     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.628.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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