Impact of environmental factors on product quality of greenhouse vegetables for fresh consumption

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-247

  Gruda, N ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air humidity; Bioactive compounds; CO2; Flavor; Internal and external quality; Light; Nitrate; Physiological disorder; Preharvest; Temperature; VPD

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644486419     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680591008628     Document Type: Review

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