An overview of preharvest factors influencing postharvest quality of horticultural products

International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-15

  Hewett, Errol W ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

calcium; consumers; dry matter; ethylene; harvest maturity; microclimate; mineral nutrition; satisfaction; supply chain management; taste and flavour; transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749238972     PISSN: 17447550     EISSN: 17447569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2006.009178     Document Type: Article

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