Post-harvest disorders and mineral composition of apple fruits as affected by pre-harvest calcium treatments

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-185

  Moor, Ulvi ^a   Karp, Kadri ^a   Põldma, Priit ^a   Asafova, Leila ^a   Starast, Marge ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bitter pit; Physiological spot; Quality; Storage; Superficial scald

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33747106540     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710500303175     Document Type: Article

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