Use of a* and b* colour parameters to assess the effect of some growth regulators on carotenoid biosynthesis during postharvest tomato ripening

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 599, Issue , 2003, Pages 305-308

  Camelo, Andrés López ^a   Gómez, Perla ^a   Artés Calero, Francisco ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colorimeter readings; Ethephon; Extended shelf life; Gibberellic acid; Lycopersicon esculentum; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349787175     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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