Responsiveness of 'Conference' pears to 1-methylcyclopropene: The role of harvest date, orchard location and year

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 619-625

  Chiriboga, Maria Angeles ^a,b   Schotsmans, Wendy C ^c   Larrigaudière, Christian ^b   Dupille, Eve ^d   Recasens, Inmaculada ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c GiMa Horticulture ^*  (Belgium)

^d ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

1 methylcyclopropene; Conference; Ethylene; Evergreen; Ripening

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PYRUS; SPAIN; TIME;

CYCLOPROPANES; ETHYLENES; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; PYRUS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

PYRUS;

EID: 84873086748     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5853     Document Type: Article

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