The effect of ethephon and clone on physical characteristics and sensory quality of Crimson Seedless table grapes after 1 month storage

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 409-414

  Jayasena, Vijay ^a   Cameron, Ian ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colour; Ethephon; Physical characteristics; Sensory evaluation; Storage; Table grapes

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE;

EID: 58149520499     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2008.01787.x     Document Type: Article

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