Effects of organic and conventional growth management on apple fruit quality at harvest

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 737, Issue , 2007, Pages 61-65

  Reig, G ^a   Larrigaudiere C ^a   Soria, Y ^b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; DPPH; Organic apples; Ripening; Standard quality

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 71049154091     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.737.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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