Effect of alternative postharvest control treatments on the storability of 'Golden Delicious' apples

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2691-2697

  Moscetti, Roberto ^a   Carletti, Letizia ^a   Monarca, Danilo ^a   Cecchini, Massimo ^a   Stella, Elisabetta ^a   Massantini, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative to synthetic fungicides; Malus domestica; Postharvest decay; Postharvest quality

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

QUERCETIN;

CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; HUMIDITY; MALUS; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; YEAST;

COLORIMETRY; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; HUMIDITY; MALUS; QUERCETIN; TIME FACTORS; YEASTS;

EID: 84880172687     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6086     Document Type: Article

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