Internal ethylene concentrations in apple fruit at harvest affect persistence of inhibition of ethylene production after 1-methylcyclopropene treatment

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 96, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-6

  Jung, Seok Kyu ^a   Watkins, Christopher B ^b  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

1 MCP; ACC; Apple; Ethylene; Malus domestica borkh

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901203559     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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