Influence of different concentrations of 1-methylcyclopropene on the quality of tomato harvested at different maturity stages

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2835-2843

  Sabir, Ferhan K ^a   Agar, I Tayfun ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Ethylene; Polygalactronase; Postharvest; Tomato

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; ACID; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; LYCOPENE; POLYGALACTURONASE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COLOR; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TOMATO;

ACIDS; AGRICULTURE; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; COLOR; CYCLOPROPANES; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; POLYGALACTURONASE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 81155122965     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4529     Document Type: Article

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