Effects of Postharvest Dips in Calcium Chloride on Strawberry

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-33

  García, José M ^a   Herrera, Salvador ^a   Morilla, Ana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decay; Fragaria x ananassa; Quality; Ripening

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 0002328164     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf950334l     Document Type: Article

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