A novel technique using 1-MCP microbubbles for delaying postharvest ripening of banana fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 42-45

  Pongprasert, Nutthachai ^a,b   Srilaong, Varit ^a,b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

1 MCP micro bubbles; Banana; Delayed ripening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899865709     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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