Harvest date, cultivar, orchard, and tree effects on water vapor permeance in apples

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 100-104

  Maguire, Kate M ^a   Banks, Nigel H ^a   Lang, Alexander ^b   Gordon, Ian L ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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

Author keywords

Cuticle; Malus sylvestris var. domestica; Water loss; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; SYZYGIUM JAMBOS;

EID: 0034070050     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.1.100     Document Type: Article

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