Effect of methyl jasmonate on pericarp browning of postharvest lychees

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 417-422

  Yang, Shaoyu ^a,b   Chen, Yulong ^a,b   Feng, Linyan ^a,b   Yang, En ^a,b   Su, Xinguo ^c   Jiang, Yueming ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational Technical School   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNING INDEX; EPICATECHIN; METHYL JASMONATE; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; POLYPHENOL OXIDASE; POSTHARVEST; SHELF LIFE;

AMINO ACIDS; MAINTENANCE;

ANTHOCYANINS;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 79960519489     PISSN: 01458892     EISSN: 17454549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4549.2010.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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