Cell walls of asparagus after harvest

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 464, Issue , 1998, Pages 447-450

  O'Donoghue, E M ^a   Somerfield, S D ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

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ASPARAGUS;

EID: 33644484617     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.464.69     Document Type: Conference Paper

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