Effects of aminoethoxyvinylglycine, ethephon, and 1-methylcyclopropene on apple fruit quality at harvest and after storage

HortTechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-23

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

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Tree Top Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

'Gale Gala'; 'Scarletspur Delicious'; Air storage; Bioregulator; Controlled atmosphere storage; Ethrel; Growth regulator; Malus x domestica; Regular storage; ReTain; SmartFresh

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 29844435423     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.16.1.0016     Document Type: Article

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