Maintaining quality of fresh-cut kiwifruit with volatile compounds

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 181-186

  Wang, Chien Y ^a   Buta, J George ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fresh cut; Kiwifruit; Methyl jasmonate; Postharvest; Quality

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 0037376186     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00125-4     Document Type: Article

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