Responses of 'd'Anjou' pear (Pyrus communis L.) fruit to storage at low oxygen setpoints determined by monitoring fruit chlorophyll fluorescence

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-129

  Mattheis, J P ^a   Rudell, David ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Black speck; Controlled atmosphere; Ethanol; Methanol; Superficial scald

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 79952189017     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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