Antioxidant systems of ripening avocado (Persea americana Mill.) fruit following treatment at the preclimacteric stage with aqueous 1-methylcyclopropene

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-64

  Zhang, Zhengke ^a,b   Huber, Donald J ^a   Rao, Jingping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1 Methylcyclopropene; Ascorbate peroxidase; Avocado; Catalase; Ethylene; Peroxidase; Phenolics; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 84867618279     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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