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Serrano, M., Martínez-Romero, D., Zuzunaga, M., Riquelme, F., Valero, D. (2004). Calcium, Polyamine and Gibberellin Treatments to Improve Postharvest Fruit Quality. In: Dris, R., Jain, S.M. (eds) Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2535-1_3

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