Avg, an ethylene biosynthesis inhibitor: Its effects on ripening and softening in kiwifruit

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 498, Issue , 1999, Pages 263-268

  Manriquez, Daniel ^a   Defilippi, Bruno ^b   Retamales, Julio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Aminoethoxyvinylglycine; AVG; Cv. Hayward; Ethylene; Kiwifruit; Ripening; Softening

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 84855786778     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.498.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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