Influence of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on Postharvest Storage Quality in Green Bell Pepper Fruit

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2758-2767

  Ilić, Zoran S ^a   Trajković, Radmila ^b   Perzelan, Yaacov ^c   Alkalai Tuvia, Sharon ^c   Fallik, Elazar ^c  

^a Faculty of Agriculture Pri tina Le ak   (Serbia)

^b Department of Biology   (Serbia)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Antioxidant; Green pepper; Quality; Storage

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BELLS; ENERGY STORAGE; FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; IMAGE QUALITY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

1-MCP; 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE (1-MCP); ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; GREEN PEPPER; HYDROPHILIC ANTIOXIDANTS; LIPOPHILIC ANTIOXIDANTS; POST-HARVEST STORAGE; QUALITY PARAMETERS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 84867510013     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-011-0614-7     Document Type: Article

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