Pre-harvest spraying of oxalic acid improves postharvest quality associated with increase in ascorbic acid and regulation of ethanol fermentation in kiwifruit cv. Bruno during storage
The kiwifruit trees (Actinidia deliciosa cv. Bruno) were sprayed with 5 mmol L–1 oxalic acid (OA) or water (as control) at 130, 137 or 144 d after full-blossom, and then the fruit were harvested at commercial maturity and stored at room temperature (20±1)°C for 13 d. The effect of pre-harvest sprayi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Integrative Agriculture |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311919627917 |