Structural and physiological changes associated with the skin spot disorder in apple

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-118

  Grimm, Eckhard ^a   Khanal, Bishnu P ^a   Winkler, Andreas ^a   Knoche, Moritz ^a   Köpcke, Dirk ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Controlled atmosphere; Cuticle; Malus domestica; Microcrack; Skin disorder

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 80755184732     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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