Maturity and storage quality of 'Concorde' pears

HortTechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 250-256

  Drake, S R ^a   Mielke, E A ^b   Elfving, D C ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled atmosphere; Postharvest; Pyrus communis

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 2442490023     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.14.2.0250     Document Type: Article

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