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Physiological changes in carrot roots during long-term storage.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : TAKIGAWA S., ISHII G.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

Carrots (cultivars Kyaroshi and Koyo-2-gou) were sown in early June, and harvested in late September or mid-October, in field studies carried out in Japan during 1992-94. Roots (packed in open polyethylene bags) were stored at 0 or 5 deg C for up to 200 days from October to May; changes in respiration rate, ethylene evolution and contents of total phenols, sucrose, glucose, fructose, total sugars, beta-carotene, alanine, proline and gamma-aminobutyric acid were monitored. It is suggested that alanine content may indicate the quality or freshness of stored carrots.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 1999-1706
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Hokkaido natl. agric. Exp. Stat., Res. Bull. - n. 164
  • Publication date: 1996

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