Characterising ripening behaviour of coated pears in relation to fruit internal atmosphere

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-59

  Amarante, Cassandro ^a   Banks, Nigel H ^b   Ganesh, Siva ^b  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Cultivar; Modified atmosphere; Oxygen; Pyrus communis L.; Respiration; Ripening stage; Skin colour; Softening; Surface coating; Temperature

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0002474095     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(00)00175-7     Document Type: Article

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