Does ethylene degreening affect internal quality of citrus fruit?

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-58

  Mayuoni, Lina ^a   Tietel, Zipora ^a   Patil, Bhimanagouda S ^b   Porat, Ron ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; Degreening; Ethylene; Flavor; Nutritional quality

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; CITRUS X PARADISI;

EID: 79960581806     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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