Environmental factors affecting the cracking of greenhouse-grown bell pepper fruit

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-12

  Moreshet, S ^a   Yao, C ^a   Aloni, B ^a   Karni, L ^a   Fuchs, M ^a   Stanghellini, C ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELL PEPPER; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032999681     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1999.11511063     Document Type: Article

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