Potential for improvement of mango skin colour during storage

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 485, Issue , 1999, Pages 325-329

  Saks, Y ^a   Hofman, P J ^b   Meiburg, G F ^b  

^a Golan Research Institute   (Israel)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Carotenoids; Fruit firmness; Illumination; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947649723     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1999.485.45     Document Type: Article

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