Factors affecting the postharvest soluble solids and sugar content of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-140

  Beckles, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit quality; Postharvest; Sugars; Tomato fruit; Total soluble solids

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 80755179261     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.05.016     Document Type: Review

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