Flavour volatile production and regulation in apple fruit

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Song, Jun ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aroma; Aroma volatile analysis; Fruit ripening; Sensory test

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 34248532330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2007.2.2     Document Type: Review

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