Effect Of Calcium Chloride and salicylic Acid Treatments On Quality Characteristics Of Kiwifruit (Actinidia Deliciosa cv. Hayward) During Storage

American Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Kazemi, M ^a   Aran, M ^b   Zamani, S ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

Author keywords

Calcium Chloride; Firmness; Postharvest life; Salicylic acid; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 79960720308     PISSN: 15574539     EISSN: 15574547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajpp.2011.183.189     Document Type: Article

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