Effect of 1-MCP on the expression of chlorophyll degrading genes during senescence of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 144, Issue , 2012, Pages 208-211

  Gómez Lobato, María Eugenia ^a   Hasperué, Joaquín Hector ^a   Civello, Pedro Marcos ^a   Chaves, Alicia Raquel ^a   Martínez, Gustavo Adolfo ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Broccoli; Chlorophyll catabolic enzyme; Postharvest; Senescence

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; CATABOLISM; CHLOROPHYLL; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD STORAGE; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HARVESTING; LEAFY VEGETABLE; SENESCENCE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 84864555874     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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