Preharvest bagging improves packout and fruit quality of pears (Pyrus communis)

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-98

  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

Blemish; Chemical residue; Friction discoloration; Preharvest bagging; Pyrus communis; Skin damage

Indexed keywords

AZINPHOS METHYL; CAPTAN; FUNGICIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

HARVESTING; HORTICULTURE;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTIVAR; DOSE RESPONSE; FRICTION; FRUIT COLOR; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; HARVEST PERIOD; PLANT DAMAGE; QUALITY CONTROL;

PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0036622939     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2002.9514203     Document Type: Article

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