Postharvest biology and handling of longan fruit (Dimocarpus longan Lour.)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 241-252

  Jiang, Yueming ^a   Zhang, Zhaoqi ^b   Joyce, Daryl C ^c   Ketsa, Saichol ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Handling; Longan; Pathology; Physiology; Postharvest; Quality; Storage

Indexed keywords

DIMOCARPUS LONGAN; INSECTA;

EID: 0036837674     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00047-9     Document Type: Review

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