Effect of post-ripening atmosphere treatments on Banana

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 600, Issue , 2003, Pages 51-54

  Klieber, A ^a   Bagnato, A ^a   Barrett, R ^a   Sedgley, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Ethylene; Low oxygen; Musa acuminata Colla; Quality; Ripening; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879683158     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.600.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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