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Postharvest diseases and storage conditions in butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) in Argentina.

Author(s) : VIGLIOLA I.

Summary

This issue of "Acta Horticulturae" contains in 2 volumes the 112 papers of the symposium, held in Kecskemét, Hungary, August 30-September 3, 1993. Methods of storage concerning over 30 plant species were covered, as well as fruits of the temperate zone (apples, pears, plums, quinces, sour-cherries, peaches, apricots, cherries, nectarines, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, rubus and rose-hips); tropical fruits (citrus fruits, mandarins, bananas, mangoes, persimmons, olives, grapefruit, avocados and figs); vegetables (beans, eggplants, tomatoes, cumin, peppers, fennel, squash, asparagus, sweet potatoes, onions, lettuce); several kinds of grape, cut flowers, tulip bulbs, flower bulbs and mushrooms. The lectures included the following main themes: methods of storage; diseases; loss of water and other losses; effect of growing factors on the the storage quality; treatments before storage; change in physiological factors; quality; research; parameters of storage; technical and mechanical aspects; economics.

Details

  • Original title: Postharvest diseases and storage conditions in butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) in Argentina.
  • Record ID : 1997-3381
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International symposium on postharvest treatment of horticultural crops.
  • Publication date: 1994/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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