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Effect of harvesting stages and postharvest treatments on shelf life and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. Pearson) 2020, 1 (1): 1-8 DOI 10.37357/1068/jepr.1.1.01
Sayed Samiullah Hakimi
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan
Neeru Dubey
Amity International Centre for Post-Harvest Technology and Cold Chain Management, Faculty of Horticulture, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Yashpal Singh Saharawat
Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry (SSAC), Department of Soil Science, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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