Application of low intensity light pulses to delay postharvest senescence of Ocimum basilicum leaves

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 181-191

  Costa, Lorenza ^a,b   Millan Montano, Yudy ^a   Carrión, Cristian ^a   Rolny, Nadia ^a   Guiamet, Juan José ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ammonium accumulation; Low intensity light pulses; Ocimum basilicum; Postharvest senescence; Red light

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880709089     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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