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peer-reviewed research article

Kiwifruit size influences softening rate during storage

authors

Carlos H. Crisosto, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier
David Garner, Pomology Department, UC Davis, located at Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier
Katia Saez, Statistics and Mathematics Department, University of Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile

publication information

California Agriculture 53(4):29-31. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v053n04p29. July-August 1999.

Summary

In lab tests, larger kiwifruit softened more slowly under controlled atmosphere and ethylene-free air conditions.

author affiliations

C.H. Crisosto is Extension Postharvest Physiologist, Department, UC Davis, located at Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier; D. Garner is Staff Research Associate, Pomology Department, UC Davis, located at Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier; K. Saez is Assistant Professor with the Statistics and Mathematics Department, University of Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile.


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