Postharvest challenges for organically grown orchard fruit

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-37

  Perkins Veazie, Penelope ^a   Lester, Gene ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Grapefruit; National Organic Program; Production system

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; HARVESTING; MARKETING; NUTRIENTS;

NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM; ORGANIC PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

ORCHARDS;

CITRUS X PARADISI;

EID: 38049169629     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.1.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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