Postharvest studies beyond fresh market eating quality: Phytochemical antioxidant changes in peach and plum fruit during ripening and advanced senescence

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-224

  Puerta Gomez, Alex F ^a   Cisneros Zevallos, Luis ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Over ripening; Phytochemical content; Ripening; Secondary metabolites; Senescence

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS SALICINA;

EID: 79952488539     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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