Effect of hot water on red ginger (Alpinia purpurata) inflorescence vase life

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-86

  Chantrachit, Theeranuch ^a   E Paull, Robert ^a  

^a Coll of Trop Agric and Hum R ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Preconditioning; Preharvest; Threshold temperature

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA PURPURATA;

EID: 0032170534     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00033-7     Document Type: Article

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