Possible mechanisms of warming effects for amelioration of superficial scald development on 'Fuji' apples

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Lu, Xingang ^a   Liu, Xinghua ^a   Li, Shunfeng ^a   Wang, Xiaojiao ^a   Zhang, Lihua ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

'Fuji'; Antioxidant; Conjugated trienols; Ethylene; Superficial scald; Warming treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960601890     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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