Effect of different post-harvest treatments on overall quality retention in litchi fruit during low temperature storage

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-38

  Sivakumar, Dharini ^a,b   Regnier, Thierry ^a   Demoz, Besrat ^a   Korsten, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; LITCHI CHINENSIS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

EID: 12544250758     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2005.11511887     Document Type: Article

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