Effect of ethylene and 1-methylcyclopropene on bitter compounds in carrots (Daucus carota L.)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-36

  Kramer, Maike ^a   Bufler, Gebhard ^a   Ulrich, Detlef ^b   Leitenberger, Martin ^a   Conrad, Jürgen ^a   Carle, Reinhold ^a   Kammerer, Dietmar R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

1 Methylcyclopropene; 6 Methoxymellein; Bitter taste; Carrot; Ethylene; Polyacetylenes

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 84862179887     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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