CPPU sprays alter blueberry (vaccinium corymbosum L. 'duke') fruit quality at harvest and its behavior in postharvest

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1017, Issue , 2014, Pages 189-194

  Retamales, J B ^a   Godoy, R ^a   Moggia, C ^a   Lobos, G A ^a   Romero, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Decay; Fruit bloom; Fruit size; Fruit wax; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892719403     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2014.1017.22     Document Type: Article

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