Peach and nectarine quality following treatment with high-temperature forced air combined with controlled atmosphere

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1425-1430

  Obenland, David ^a   Neipp, Paul ^a   Mackey, Bruce ^b   Neven, Lisa ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Codling moth; Mealiness; Oriental fruit moth; Quarantine; Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; HEATING; PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERES; SEED;

CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE TEMPERATURE TREATMENT SYSTEM (CATTS); FRUIT RIPENING; NECTARINE; SURFACE INJURY;

FRUITS;

CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES; FRUITS; PRUNUS; RIPENING;

CYDIA MOLESTA; CYDIA POMONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 22444447681     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.5.1425     Document Type: Article

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