Changes in fruit maturity indices along the harvest season in 'Algerie' loquat

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 769-776

  Pinillos, Virginia ^a   Hueso, Juan J ^b   Marcon Filho, Jose L ^a   Cuevas, Julián ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b Research Center of Cajamar Foundation   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.; Harvest index; Non climacteric fruit; Skin colour; Sugar acidity ratio

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AGE AT MATURITY; ANNUAL CYCLE; COLOR MORPH; COMMERCIALIZATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; HARVESTING; PHENOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIPENING; SUGAR;

ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA;

EID: 79960434144     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.05.039     Document Type: Article

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