Characterisation of ‘royal gala’ and ‘cox's orange pippin’ apple (Malus domestica) softening during controlled atmosphere storage

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-83

  Johnston, Jason W ^a,b   Hewett, Errol W ^a,c   Hertog, Maarten L A T M ^a,d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Controlled atmospheres; Empirical modelling; Ethylene; Firmness; Malus domestica; Quality; Softening rate; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; SOFTENING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33646847459     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2006.9514390     Document Type: Article

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