The influence of postharvest storage on quality characteristics of fruit of eggplant cultivars

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-205

  Gajewski, Marek ^a   Katarzyna, Kowalczyk ^a   Bajer, Marta ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aubergine; Chemical composition; Cultivars; Sensory quality; Shelf life; Storage

Indexed keywords

SCORPIO; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 77951958129     PISSN: 0255965X     EISSN: 18424309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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