Effects of exogenous propylene and fruit calcium on ripening of non-chilled and chilled Anjou pears

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-120

  Gerasopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Richardson, Daryl G ^b  

^a MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA   (Greece)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling requirement; Ethylene; Flesh firmness; Pyrus communis; Respiration

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0009836301     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5214(95)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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