Extension of postharvest life of bell peppers with low oxygen

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-119

  Luo, Yaguang ^a   Mikitzel, Loretta J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colour; Decay; Green bell peppers; Low oxygen storage; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0030042789     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199601)70:1<115::AID-JSFA477>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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