The process of ripening in the tomato, considered especially from the commercial standpoint / by Charles E. Sando.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sando, Charles E. (Charles Earl), 1894-
Corporate Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1920.
Series:Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ; no. 859.
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Table of Contents:
  • Shipments of tomatoes to northern markets. pp. 1.
  • Growing and handling tomatoes in the field. pp. 3.
  • Packing and shipping operations. pp. 4.
  • Previous chemical investigations of the tomato. pp. 7.
  • Experimental materials. pp. 13.
  • Methods of analysis. pp. 15.
  • Analytical data concerning progressive changes in composition during ripening. pp. 17.
  • Comparison of the composition of commercially picked tomatoes with turning and vine-ripened fruit. pp. 21.
  • Effect of lack of ventilation on ripening. pp. 24.
  • Summary and conclusions. pp. 30.
  • Literature cited. pp. 32.
  • Appendix : Comparison of the composition of "puffy" and normal Livingston Globe tomatoes. pp. 37.