Effect of organic production systems on quality and postharvest performance of horticultural produce

Horticulturae

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Giovanni, Francesco ^a,b   Amodio, Maria Luisa ^b   Colelli, Giancarlo ^b  

^a ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Oxidative stress; Secondary metabolites; Shelf life; Strawberry; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040193029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23117524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae2020004     Document Type: Review

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