Extension of the vase life of cut daffodil flowers by rapid vacuum cooling

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 472-478

  Sun, Da Wen ^a   Brosnan, Tadhg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; PLANTS (BOTANY); VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

RAPID VACUUM COOLING;

COLD STORAGE;

NARCISSUS PSEUDONARCISSUS;

EID: 0032673743     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(99)00011-0     Document Type: Article

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