Extending 'Kampuchea' guava shelf-life at 27°C using 1-methylcyclopropene

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-69

  Phebe, D ^a   Ong, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Disease incidence; Firmness; Postharvest; Storage; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

PSIDIUM;

EID: 77951741078     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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