Valuation of Internal Quality Characteristics Across Apple Cultivars

Agribusiness

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 228-241

  Mccluskey, Jill J ^a   Horn, Brady P ^b   Durham, Catherine A ^c   Mittelhammer, Ron C ^a   Hu, Ying ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Wells Fargo Securities   (United States)

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EID: 84875622365     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.21334     Document Type: Article

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