Regulation of fruit firmness, maturity and quality of late maturing cultivars of peach with preharvest application of retainTM

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 628, Issue , 2003, Pages 277-283

  Singh, Z ^a   Kennison, K ^b   Agrez, V ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

AVG; Fruit colour; Prunus persica; Ripening

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645098138     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.628.33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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