Ethylene synthesis, ripening capacity, and superficial scald inhibition in 1-MCP treated 'd'Anjou' pears are affected by storage temperature

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-10

  Xie, Xingbin ^a   Song, Jiankun ^b   Wang, Yan ^a   Sugar, David ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Ethylene; Gene expression; Pyrus communis; Ripening capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902513316     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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