Role of surface morphology in determining the ripening behaviour of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruits

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-92

  Paul, Vijay ^a   Srivastava, G C ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Fruit surface; Lenticel; Respiration; Ripening; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; MORPHOLOGY; RIPENING; SURFACE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PUSA;

EID: 33747330666     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.06.023     Document Type: Article

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