Influence of pre-harvest application of calcium and alar on post-harvest changes in cv. 'Sardar' guava fruits

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-73

  Chandra, R ^c   Gupta, P N ^a,c   Rajput, C B S ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

Author keywords

Alar; Calcium; Post harvest changes; Pre harvest spray; Psidium guajava L.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039337373     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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