Susceptibility of Japanese pears to low concentrations of ethylene during storage

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1480-1483

  Szczerbanik, M J ^a   Scott, K J ^a   Paton, J E ^a   Best, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CULTIVAR; ETHYLENE; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; RIPENING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA VAR. CULTA;

EID: 36249024312     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA06186     Document Type: Article

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