Reducing chilling injury and decay in stored 'Clementine' mandarins with hot water and curing treatments

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 183-188

  Erkan, M ^a   Pekmezci, M ^a   Karasahin I ^a   Uslu, H ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Citrus reticulata; Deterioration; Heat treatments; Postharvest; Quality; Storage

Indexed keywords

CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 24644487958     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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