Involvement of ethylene in browning development of controlled atmosphere-stored 'Empire' apple fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 219-226

  Jung, Seok Kyu ^a   Watkins, Christopher B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Flesh browning; Malus domestica; Peroxidase; Phenolics; Polyphenol oxidase

Indexed keywords

MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 78651259839     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.08.019     Document Type: Article

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