Harvest parameters to optimise storage life of European plum 'Oullins Gage'

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2049-2054

  Casquero, Pedro Antonio ^a   Guerra, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Physico chemical properties; Post harvest; Quality assurance; Refrigeration; Stone fruits

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 70349421147     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2009.02029.x     Document Type: Article

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