Effect of preharvest bagging on fruit quality and postharvest physiology of pears (Pyrus communis)

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-107

  Amarante, Cassandro ^a,b   Banks, Nigel H ^a,c   Max, Shane ^a,d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Kiwifruit New Zealand Research Limited   (New Zealand)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Decay; Disorders; Firmness; Gas exchange; Pyrus communis; Respiration; Ripening; Skin colour; Skin permeance

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYETHYLENE; POTASSIUM;

HARVESTING; HORTICULTURE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FRUIT COLOR; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; FRUIT RIPENING; FRUIT SIZE; FRUIT SKIN; HARVEST PERIOD; PRESSURE; SHELF LIFE;

PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0036622733     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2002.9514204     Document Type: Article

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