The influence of harvest season and cultivar type on several quality traits and quality stability of three commercial sweet bell peppers during the harvest period

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-25

  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; Prolonged storage

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 2342572398     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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