Studies of the "tree factor" and its role in the maturation and ripening of 'Gala' and 'Fuji' apples

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-106

  Lin, Shu fei ^a   Walsh, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple fruit; Fruit maturation and ripening; Internal ethylene concentration; Malus domestica; Stress induced ripening; Tree factor

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 38949171655     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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