Effects of 1-methylcyclopropene treatments on mealiness of Early Red One apples

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 639-644

  Soria, Y ^a   Recasens, I ^a   Labarta, L ^a   Larrigaudiere C ^a   Barreiro, P ^b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Apples; Firmness; Mealiness; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953863287     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.82     Document Type: Conference Paper

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