Effect of photochemical treatment in the preservation of fresh tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Capello) by delaying senescence

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-23

  Maharaj, Rohanie ^a   Arul, Joseph ^a   Nadeau, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Color; Ethylene; Putrescine; Senescence; Texture; Tomato; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033004948     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00064-7     Document Type: Article

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