Irradiation as a postharvest quarantine treatment for a new pluot cultivar

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 147, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-70

  Duvenhage, A J ^a   Jooste, M ^a   Johnson, S A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Plum; Pluot; Postharvest treatment; Quarantine

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; ETHYLENE; FRUIT; MARKET SYSTEM; RADIATION BALANCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARMENIACA; HEXAPODA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS SALICINA; VITACEAE;

EID: 84866675560     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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