EFFECTS OF ETHYLENE ON THE QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Author(s) : WATADA A. E.
Type of article: Article
Summary
ETHYLENE IS PRODUCED ENDOGENOUSLY BY PERHAPS ALL PLANTS AND THEIR ORGANS. AT CONCENTRATIONS AS LOW AS 0.1 MICROL/L, ETHYLENE CAN INDUCE A WIDE ARRAY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES, INCLUDING ALTERED GEOTROPIC GROWTH, ABSCISSION, RIPENING, SENESCENCE, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS. THESE RESPONSES CAN BE BENEFICIAL OR DETRIMENTAL, DEPENDING UPON THE RESPONSE AND ONE'S NEED.
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- Original title: EFFECTS OF ETHYLENE ON THE QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
- Record ID : 1987-0133
- Languages: English
- Source: J. Food Technol. - vol. 40 - n. 5
- Publication date: 1986
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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