Factors affecting fruit maturity and maturity standards - A review

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 381-390

  Asrey, Ram ^a   Patel, V B ^a   Singh, S K ^a   Sagar, V R ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bio regulators; Canopy; Fruits; Maturity indices; Nutrient; Water management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; COMMERCE; FRUIT JUICES; HARVESTING; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; KETONES; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; PLANT MANAGEMENT; STAGES; STANDARDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACID CONTENTS; BIO-REGULATORS; CANOPY; COLOUR IMAGES; CROP PHENOLOGY; EXTERNAL-; GENETIC MAKE-UP; HARVESTING PERIODS; MATURITY INDICES; MICROBIAL DECAY; NEAR INFRA-RED; NUTRIENT; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; POST-HARVEST; QUALITY LOSS; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS; TRANSPORTATION MODES;

FRUITS;

EID: 49549095794     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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