Ethylene from 'Bartlett' pears promotes early ripening of 'D'Anjou' pears when packed together in modified atmosphere bags

HortTechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 190-194

  Chen, Paul M ^a   Varga, Diane M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extractable juice; Flesh firmness; Pyrus communis; Soluble solids content; Titratable acids

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0032938020     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.9.2.190     Document Type: Article

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