Amelioration of irradiation injury to Florida grapefruit by pretreatment with vapor heat or fungicides

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 100-102

  Miller, W R ^a   McDonald, R E ^a  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus paradisi; Postharvest quality; Quarantine treatment; Vapor heat

Indexed keywords

ANASTREPHA SUSPENSA; CITRUS PARADISI;

EID: 0031919070     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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