Ethylene biosynthesis of quince during storage

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 177-184

  Tuna Gunes, N ^a   Koksal, A I ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cydonia oblonga Mill.; Ethylene production; Organic acid; Quince; Sugar

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149139611     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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