The influence of aminoethoxyvinylglycine and ethephon on objective and sensory quality of 'Delicious' apples and apple juice at harvest and after storage

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2102-2108

  Drake, S R ^a   Eisele, T A ^b   Drake, M A ^c   Elfving, D C ^d   Drake, S L ^c   Visser, D B ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Tree Top Inc   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioregulators; Fruit quality; Growth regulators; Malus xdomestica

Indexed keywords

COLOR; SENSORY PERCEPTION; STARCH;

BIOREGULATORS; FRUIT QUALITY; MALUS XDOMESTICA;

FRUITS;

APPLES; COLOR; GROWTH REGULATORS; STARCH; TASTE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; MALUS XDOMESTICA;

EID: 28444454850     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.7.2102     Document Type: Article

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