Postharvest treatment of polyamines maintains quality and extends shelf-life of table grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Flame Seedless

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 91, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-63

  Champa, Harindra ^a   Gill, M I S ^a   Mahajan, B V C ^a   Arora, N K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Polyamines; Putrescine; Quality; Shelf life; Spermidine; Vitis vinifera L.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892861353     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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