Postharvest issues in blueberry and cranberry and methods to improve market-life

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 810, Issue , 2009, Pages 785-798

  Forney, C F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Controlled atmosphere; Decay; Humidity; Physiological breakdown; Postharvest treatments; Quality; Storage; Temperature; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 70350072608     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.810.105     Document Type: Article

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