Preharvest exposure to the sun influences postharvest responses of 'Hass' avocado fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-153

  Woolf, Allan B ^a   Bowen, Judith H ^a   Ferguson, Ian B ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Electrolyte leakage; Fruit ripening; Heat shock proteins; Heat treatment; Persea americana Mill; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0033040640     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00077-5     Document Type: Article

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