Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Minas IS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3346216 | biostudies-other | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Minas Ioannis S IS Tanou Georgia G Belghazi Maya M Job Dominique D Manganaris George A GA Molassiotis Athanassios A Vasilakakis Miltiadis M
Journal of experimental botany 20120120 7
Post-harvest ozone application has recently been shown to inhibit the onset of senescence symptoms on fleshy fruit and vegetables; however, the exact mechanism of action is yet unknown. To characterize the impact of ozone on the post-harvest performance of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa cv. 'Hayward'), fruits were cold stored (0 °C, 95% relative humidity) in a commercial ethylene-free room for 1, 3, or 5 months in the absence (control) or presence of ozone (0.3 μl l(-1)) and subsequently were al ...[more]