Influence of sunlight exposure and postharvest ethylene control on carotenoids content of peach fruit

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 329-336

  Cecchi, F ^a   De Martino, G ^a   Bellincontro, A ^a   Botondi, R ^a   Mencarelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide treatment; Hydrocooling; MCP; Nitrogen treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646064819     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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