A unique rapid hot water treatment to improve storage quality of sweet pepper

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-32

  Fallik, Elazar ^a   Grinberg, Shoshana ^a   Alkalai, Sharon ^a   Yekutieli, Oded ^a   Wiseblum, Aharon ^a   Regev, Rafi ^a   Beres, Hagai ^a   Bar Lev, Eli ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brushes; Capsicum annuum L.; Hot water rinse; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033006801     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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