Postharvest calcium chloride application and moisture barrier influence on peach fruit quality

HortTechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-105

  Lysiak, G ^a   Florkowski, W J ^b   Prussia, S E ^c  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Destructive test; Firmness; Nondestructive test; Prunus persica; Soluble solid content; Titratable acidity

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 37249033749     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.18.1.100     Document Type: Article

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