Low-temperature induction of ripening capacity in 'Comice' and 'Bosc' pears as influenced by fruit maturity

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 278-280

  Sugar, David ^a   Basile, Sally R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low temperature conditioning; Pear ripening; Pyrus communis; Winter pears

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 57049131514     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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