Peach ripening: Segregation at harvest and postharvest flesh softening

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 472-478

  Shinya, P ^a   Contador, L ^a   Predieri, S ^b   Rubio, P ^a   Infante, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flesh firmness; Harvest index; Maturation; Stone fruit; Texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882995504     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.07.038     Document Type: Article

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