Ethanol treatment inhibits internal ethylene concentrations and enhances ethyl ester production during storage of oriental sweet melons (Cucumis melo var. makuwa Makino)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-83

  Liu, Wen Wei ^a   Qi, Hong Yan ^a   Xu, Bing Hua ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Tian, Xiao Bin ^a   Jiang, Yan Yan ^a   Xu, Xiao Fei ^a   Lv, De Qing ^a  

^a SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alcohol acetyltransferase; Aroma volatiles profile; Ethanol; Internal ethylene concentration; Oriental sweet melon; Quality attributes

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 84862803176     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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