Effects of nutrient solution electrical conductivity on the compositional and sensory characteristics of greenhouse tomato fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-140

  Cliff, Margaret A ^a   Li, Jackie B ^a   Toivonen, Peter M A ^a   Ehret, David L ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compositional analyses; Electrical conductivity; Salinity; Sensory; Solanum lycopersicum; Tomato firmness

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84865866100     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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