Effects of 1-MCP treatment in combination with ethylene on storage behaviour and fruit ripening of 'conference' pears

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1079, Issue , 2015, Pages 459-464

  Neuwald, D A ^a   Streif, J ^a   Kittemann, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

1 methylcyclopropene; Ethylene application; Ethylene modulate; Fruit quality; Pyrus communis; Ripening recovery

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84930420781     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1079.60     Document Type: Conference Paper

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