Identification and quantification of the factors influencing sulphur dioxide residue levels in south African export litchi fruit

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 558, Issue , 2001, Pages 331-337

  Lemmer, D ^a   Kruger, F J ^a  

^a Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dissipation curves; Fruit maturity; HLH Mauritius; Hydrochloric acid dips; McLean's Red; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 77957351318     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.558.54     Document Type: Conference Paper

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