‘Shannongsu’ and ‘Xincixiang’ were two new late-ripening pear cultivars with high quality, that bred by our team. In order to clear the postharvest storage characteristics, mature pears collected stored at room temperature. Several fruit characteristics evaluated over time, such as firmness, ethylene release rate, content of aroma components, softening-related enzyme activity, gene expression. ...

objective: ageing of the stored seed is a natural phenomenon and the seeds tend to lose viability even under ideal storage conditions. accelerated ageing has been recognized as a good predictor of the storability of seed lots. aged seeds show decreased vigor and produce weak seedlings that are unable to survive once reintroduced into a habitat. the characteristics of the chemical composition of...