Fractional surface coating modifies gas diffusion and ripening in bananas

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-118

  Perez, Rufino ^a   Beaudry, Randolph M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Gas exchange; Modified atmosphere; Musa acuminata; Oxygen gradient

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031965123     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.1.115     Document Type: Article

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