Physiology of plant organs after harvesting.

Physiologie des organes végétaux après récolte.

Type of excerpt: Book chapter

Summary

The article describes the main physiological processes involved in deterioration of fresh fruits and vegetables: respiration, ethylene biosynthesis, oxidation of phenolic compounds, the main factors which affect survival of plant products (especially: the influence of oxygen depletion, the impact of carbon dioxide application, the combined influence of oxygen and carbon dioxide and atmospheric humidity effects); crop senescence, fruit ripening, growth and germination.

Details

Original title: Physiologie des organes végétaux après récolte.
Record ID : 1995-3579
Languages: French
Source: Manejo postcosecha de frutas de Carozo. Curso apuntes./ Post-harvest handling of stone fruits. Course textbook./ Traitement après récolte des fruits à noyaux. Manuel de cours.
Publication date: 1994/09/22
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Indexing

Themes: Fruit;
Vegetables;
Seeds and plants
Keywords: Plant (botany); Chilling; Quality; Review; Survival; Physiology; Phenol; Ripening (fruit); Vegetable; Seed; Ethylene; Fruit