Synchronizing ripening in individual 'Bartlett' pears with ethylene

HortTechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-27

  Puig, Laura ^a   Varga, Diane M ^a   Chen, Paul M ^a   Mielke, Eugene A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dessert quality; Extractable juice; Flesh firmness; Pyrus communis

Indexed keywords

PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0030047912     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.6.1.24     Document Type: Review

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