High CO2 level affects ascorbate metabolism in controlled-atmosphere stored pears

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 553, Issue , 2001, Pages 639-642

  Larrigaudiere, C ^a   Lentheric, I ^a   Pinto E ^a   Veltman, R H ^b   De Jager, A ^c   Streif, J ^d  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c FPO   (Netherlands)

^d UHOH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Blanquilla; CA storage; Conference; Pyrus communis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872176544     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.553.154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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