Maturity indexes for 'Kumagai' and 'Paluma' guavas Índices de maturidade para goiabeiras 'Kumagai' e 'Paluma'

Harvest time is one of the main factors related to guava fruit postharvest losses. It is subjectively determined by fruit size and skin color, without any consensual standardization among the growers. The use of maturity indexes enables growers to know the ideal harvest time according to each market...

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Main Authors: Flavia Cristina Cavalini, Angelo Pedro Jacomino, Michele Antonio Lochoski, Ricardo Alfredo Kluge, Edwin Moisés Marcos Ortega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura 2006-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452006000200005