Methyl jasmonate enhances postharvest physicochemical and microbial quality of button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-95

  Jahangir, Muhammad Muzammil ^a   Jiang, Tianjia ^a   Jiang, Zhenhui ^b   Amjad, Muhammad ^c   Ying, Tiejin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Browning; Button mushroom; Malondialdehyde; Methyl jasmonate; Microorganisms; Peroxidase; Polyphenol oxidase; Quality; Shelf life; Storage

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD STORAGE; PATHOGEN LOAD; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; PROTEIN CONTENT; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER CONTENT;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 80555126035     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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