Brief postharvest exposure to pulsed light stimulates coloration and anthocyanin accumulation in fig fruit (Ficus carica L.)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-46

  Rodov, Victor ^a   Vinokur, Yakov ^a   Horev, Batia ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Color; Ficus carica; Postharvest; Pulsed light; Xenon lamp

Indexed keywords

FICUS CARICA;

EID: 84857684399     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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