Effects of postharvest light and ABA treatments on the composition of late-harvested white cranberry fruit

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 810, Issue , 2009, Pages 799-806

  Forney, C F ^a   Kalt, W ^a   Abrams, S R ^b   Owen, S J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ABA analog; Abscisic acid; Acid; Anthocyanin; Antioxidant; Phenolics; Ripening; Sugar; Vaccinium macrocarpon

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 70350075752     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.810.106     Document Type: Article

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