The action of ethanol in controlling superficial scald of apples

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-205

  Ghahramani, Farhad ^a   Scott, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Conjugated trienes; Granny Smith apples; Vapours; Farnesene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031917372     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97083     Document Type: Article

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