Cellular physiology of textural change in harvested asparagus

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 464, Issue , 1998, Pages 455-460

  Heyes, J A ^a   Burton, V M ^b   De Vre L A ^a  

^a Levin Research Centre   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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ASPARAGUS;

EID: 0008513737     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.464.71     Document Type: Conference Paper

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