Market quality of guavas after hot-water quarantine treatment and application of carnauba wax coating

HortScience

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 271-274

  McGuire, Raymond G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastrepha suspensa; Modified atmosphere storage; Psidium guajava

Indexed keywords

ANASTREPHA SUSPENSA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 0030764871     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.32.2.271     Document Type: Conference Paper

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