Quality evaluation of three sweet pepper cultivars after prolonged storage

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 187-191

  Maalekuu, K ^a   Elkind, Y ^b   Tuvia Alkalai, S ^a   Shalom, Y ^a   Fallik, E ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 1542290964     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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