The effectiveness of 0.7% oxygen to attenuate scald symptoms in 'Delicious' apples is influenced by harvest maturity and cultivar strain

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 691-697

  Lau, O L ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcoholic taste; Controlled atmosphere; Flesh firmness; Low oxygen injury; Physiological disorder; Postharvest physiology; Watercore; Watercore induced breakdown

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; MALUS XDOMESTICA;

EID: 0030858152     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.5.691     Document Type: Article

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