Fruit firmness and holding ability in highbush blueberry - Implications for mechanical harvesting

International Journal of Fruit Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 83-91

  Ehlenfeldt, Mark K ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit quality; Ripening; V. angustifolium; V. ashei; V. corymbosum; V. darrowi

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FRUIT; HARVESTING; MACHINERY;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 33746611642     PISSN: 15538362     EISSN: 15538621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J492v05n03_08     Document Type: Article

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