Harvest and postharvest quality of short-day onions in variety trials in Georgia, 2000-03

HortTechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 694-706

  Boyhan, George E ^a   Purvis, Albert C ^b   Randle, William M ^a   Torrance, Reid L ^c   Cook IV, M Jefferson ^c   Hardison, Greg ^d   Blackley, Ronald H ^d   Paradice, Heath ^e   Hill, C Randy ^f   Paulk, J Thad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Tattnall County Cooperative Extension Service   (United States)

^d Tattnall County Cooperative Extension Service ^*  (United States)

^e Treutlen County Extension Service   (United States)

^f Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Controlled atmosphere storage; Non storage onions; Pyruvate; Soluble solids; Spring onions; Vidalia

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; MELISSA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; VIDALIA;

EID: 21344457231     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.15.3.0694     Document Type: Article

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