Effects of brassinosteroids on quality attributes and ethylene synthesis in postharvest tomato fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 196-204

  Zhu, Tong ^a   Tan, Wen Rong ^a   Deng, Xing Guang ^a   Zheng, Ting ^a   Zhang, Da Wei ^a   Lin, Hong Hui ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroids; Ethylene; Ripening; Tomato fruit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910027684     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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