Effect of controlled atmosphere storage on ripening and quality of banana fruit

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1021-1024

  Ahmad, Saeed ^a,b   Thompson, A K ^a,c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

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EID: 33751277267     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2006.11512165     Document Type: Article

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