Effect of leaf maturity on chilling injury sensitivity of ready-to-cook sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 746, Issue , 2007, Pages 351-355

  Pongprasert, N ^a   Srilaong, V ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Ready to cook; Sweet basil

Indexed keywords

OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 70449433848     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.746.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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