Ethylene control in cut flowers: Classical and innovative approaches

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-92

  Scariot, Valentina ^a   Paradiso, Roberta ^b   Rogers, Hilary ^c   De Pascale, Stefania ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nanocatalyst; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Nanosensors; Nanosponges; Post harvest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903712638     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.06.010     Document Type: Review

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