The effect of fruit maturity on quality and colour shift of dried 'Patterson' apricot during eight months of cold storage

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 526-533

  Ledbetter, Craig A ^a   Aung, Louis H ^a   Palmquist, Debra E ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

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PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 0036708913     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2002.11511533     Document Type: Article

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