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    Effects of 1-MCP and exogenous ethylene on fruit ripening and antioxidants in stored mango

    Mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. Tainong) fruits were harvested at the green-mature stage in Hainan and air-freighted to the laboratory at Peking. The fruits were treated with either 1 μl l−1 1-MCP or 5 μl l−1 ethy...

    Baogang Wang, Jianhui Wang, **aoyuan Feng, Lin Lin, Yumei Zhao in Plant Growth Regulation (2009)

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    Effect of hydroxyl radical on the scission of cellular wall polysaccharides in vitro of banana fruit at various ripening stages

    Fruit ripening is generally attributed to disassembly of cellular wall, particularly due to solubilisation and depolymerisation of pectin and hemicellulose. Experiments were conducted to test effects of hydrox...

    Gui** Cheng, Xuewu Duan, Bao Yang, Yueming Jiang in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2008)

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    Enhancement of Postharvest Disease Resistance in Ya Li Pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) Fruit by Salicylic Acid Sprays on the Trees during Fruit Growth

    The Ya Li pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) trees were sprayed three times with 2.5 mM salicylic acid (SA) around 30, 60 and 90 days after full flowering. The fruit were harvested at commercial maturity (about 120 days...

    Jiankang Cao, Kaifang Zeng, Weibo Jiang in European Journal of Plant Pathology (2006)