Effects of repeated 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatments on ripening and superficial scald of 'Cortland' and 'Delicious' apples

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-54

  Lu, Xingang ^a,b   Nock, Jacqueline F ^a   Ma, Yanping ^a,b   Liu, Xinghua ^b   Watkins, Christopher B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Firmness; Malus domestica Borkh; Physiological disorders; Storage

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84872423142     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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