Effect of different preharvest treatment regimes on fruit quality of litchi cultivar 'Maritius'

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-29

  Cronje, R B ^a   Sivakumar, D ^b   Mostert, P G ^c   Korsten, L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Mostert Consulting Services   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calcium; Nitrogen in litchi fruit; Potassium; Preharvest treatments; Quality attributes

Indexed keywords

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 58149109575     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160802530987     Document Type: Article

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