Action of ethylene on postharvest of summer squash ‘Menina Brasileira’

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and the physiological responses of summer squash ‘Menina Brasileira’ to ethylene. Immature fruits were harvested and placed in 20 L sealed buckets, in which ethylene was applied at concentrations of 0.1, 1.0, 10, 100, and 1000 μL L-1...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Ferreira de Araújo, Lucas Cavalcante da Costa, Tania Pires da Silva, Mário Puiatti, Fernando Luiz Finger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal De Viçosa
Series:Revista Ceres
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-737X2017000400360&lng=en&tlng=en