A comparison of apple cultivars regarding ethylene production and physico-chemical changes during cold storage

Horticultural Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 137-144

  Golias J ^a   Mylova P ^a   Nemcova A ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Apple cultivars; Composition; Ethylene production; Firmness; Headspace gas analysis

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 58149153001     PISSN: 0862867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/653-hortsci     Document Type: Article

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