Effects of maturity and 1-MCP treatment on postharvest quality and antioxidant properties of 'Fuji' apples during long-term cold storage

Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 378-386

  Lu, Xin gang ^a   Ma, Yan ping ^a   Liu, Xing hua ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

flavonoid; glutathione; storage; superficial scald; total phenolics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869010129     PISSN: 22113452     EISSN: 22113460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13580-012-0102-7     Document Type: Article

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