Effect of 1-methylcyclopropene on tomato flavour components, shelf life and decay as influenced by harvest maturity and storage temperature

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 969-980

  Baldwin, Elizabeth ^a   Plotto, Anne ^a   Narciso, Jan ^a   Bai, Jinhe ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Aroma; Decay; Shelf life; Smartfresh; Tomato

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ODOR; PH; PIGMENTATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASON; TASTE; TIME; TOMATO;

COLD TEMPERATURE; CYCLOPROPANES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ETHYLENES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PIGMENTATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASONS; SMELL; TASTE; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79952769631     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4281     Document Type: Article

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