Heat treatment affects postharvest quality of kale and collard, but not of Brussels sprouts

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 881-883

  Wang, Chien Y ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea; Color; Organic acid; Senescence; Storage; Sugar; Yellowing

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ACEPHALA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA;

EID: 0031927544     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.5.881     Document Type: Article

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