Sensory and metabolic profiles of "Fuji" apples (Malus domestica Borkh.) grown without synthetic agrochemicals: The role of ethylene production

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2034-2043

  Tanaka, Fukuyo ^a   Miyazawa, Toshio ^b   Okazaki, Keiki ^a,c   Tatsuki, Miho ^d   Ito, Tsutae ^d  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b Flavor System and Technology Laboratory   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apple flavor; Ethylene; GC MS profiling; Organic cultivation; QDA

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CROPS; ETHYLENE; METABOLITES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GC/MS PROFILING; MALUS DOMESTICA BORKH; METABOLITE PROFILES; METABOLITE PROFILING; ORGANIC CULTIVATIONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; QDA; QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS (QDA);

FRUITS;

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MALUS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC FARMING; TASTE;

ADULT; ETHYLENES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALUS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; TASTE;

EID: 84946924538     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2015.1062713     Document Type: Article

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