Postharvest rind staining in Navel oranges is aggravated by changes in storage relative humidity: Effect on respiration, ethylene production and water potential

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-152

  Alférez, Fernando ^a   Agusti, Manuel ^b   Zacarías, Lorenzo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citrus; Ethylene; Physiological disorder; Relative humidity; Respiration; Water potential

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0037376317     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00120-5     Document Type: Article

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