Relation between cultivar and keeping quality for batches of cucumbers

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 599, Issue , 2003, Pages 451-459

  Schouten, R E ^a   Tijskens, L M M ^a   Van Kooten, O ^a   Jongbloed, G ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological variation; Mathematical approach; Postharvest; Precursor; Preharvest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879958526     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.599.57     Document Type: Conference Paper

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