Effect of MA storage and 1-MCP on storability and quality of 'sanuki gold' kiwifruit harvested at two different maturity stages

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 372-377

  Mworia, Eric Gituma ^a   Yoshikawa, Takashi ^a   Salikon, Nadiah ^a   Oda, Chisato ^a   Fukuda, Tetsuo ^b   Suezawa, Katsuhiko ^b   Asiche, William Olubero ^a   Ushijima, Koichiro ^a   Nakano, Ryohei ^a   Kubo, Yasutaka ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fuchu Branch   (Japan)

Author keywords

Firmness; Maturity stage; Modified atmosphere; Ripening; Storage

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 79960853114     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: 1882336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.80.372     Document Type: Article

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