Storage temperature and fruit calcium alter the sequence of ripening events of 'd'Anjou' pears

HortScience

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 316-318

  Gerasopoulos, D ^a   Richardson, D G ^b  

^a MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA   (Greece)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene synthesis; Firmness; Postharvest physiology; Pyrus communis; Ripening

Indexed keywords

PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0032965210     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.34.2.316     Document Type: Article

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