Response of Tarocco Oranges to Picking Date, Postharvest Hot Water Dips, and Chilling Storage Temperature

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3216-3220

  Schirra, Mario ^a   Agabbio, Mario ^b   D'Hallewin, Guy ^a   Pala, Mario ^c   Ruggiu, Roberto ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c Office of Social Policies   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Citrus; Fruit quality; Harvest date; Heat treatments; Rots; Storage

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 0001151296     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970273m     Document Type: Article

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