Preharvest factors affecting postharvest quality of vegetables

HortScience

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 812-816

  Weston, L A ^a   Barth, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 0030794138     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.32.5.812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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