Premature fruit softening, a major physiological problem of persimmon in subtropical australia

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 833, Issue , 2009, Pages 289-294

  Redpath, S ^a   George, A P ^a   Hofman, P ^a   Price, S ^a   Nissen, R J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium; Chilling injury; Postharvest; Storage

Indexed keywords

DIOSPYROS;

EID: 75649119582     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.833.46     Document Type: Conference Paper

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