African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6945

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of ethylene on the postharvest quality of inflorescences of Oncidium varicosum ‘Samurai’

Ariadne Kaleda Marino
  • Ariadne Kaleda Marino
  • Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Câmpus de Jaboticabal, Jaboticabal-SP, Brasil.
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Ana Carolina Corrêa Muniz
  • Ana Carolina Corrêa Muniz
  • Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Câmpus de Jaboticabal, Jaboticabal-SP, Brasil.
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Kelly Magalhães Marques
  • Kelly Magalhães Marques
  • Centro Universitário Moura Lacerda, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil.
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Claudia Fabrino Machado Mattiuz
  • Claudia Fabrino Machado Mattiuz
  • Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba-SP, Brasil.
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Ben-Hur Mattiuz
  • Ben-Hur Mattiuz
  • Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Câmpus de Jaboticabal, Jaboticabal-SP, Brasil.
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  •  Received: 16 March 2016
  •  Accepted: 20 May 2016
  •  Published: 14 July 2016

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