Effect of cold storage and shelf life on physiological and quality traits of early ripening pear cultivars

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 162, Issue , 2013, Pages 341-350

  Pasquariello, Maria Silvia ^a   Rega, Pietro ^a   Migliozzi, Teresa ^a   Capuano, Laura Rita ^a   Scortichini, Marco ^a   Petriccione, Milena ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Principal component analysis; Sensory analysis; Shelf life; Summer pears

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIPENING;

EID: 84884229849     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.08.034     Document Type: Article

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