Effect of high temperature and 1-MCP application or dynamic controlled atmosphere on energy savings during apple storage

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-38

  Kittemann, D ^a   McCormick, R ^a   Neuwald, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Cooling; Fruit quality; Malus domestica Borkh; Refrigeration machinery; Rots; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84923342065     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17660/eJHS.2015/80.1.5     Document Type: Article

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