Conditioning temperature and harvest maturity influence induction of ripening capacity in 'd'Anjou' pear fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-124

  Sugar, David ^a   Einhorn, Todd C ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pear ripening; Pyrus communis; Temperature conditioning; Winter pears

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 79952186755     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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