Sodium bicarbonate reduces postharvest decay development on melons

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-206

  Aharoni, Y ^a   Fallik, E ^a   Copel, A ^a   Gil, M ^a   Grinberg, S ^a   Klein, J D ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allyl 1 2,4 Chlorophenyl 2 imidazol 1 ylethylether; Cucumis melo var. reticulatus; Disease control; NaHCO3

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030904422     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(97)01412-9     Document Type: Article

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