Effects of cooling treatments and physical damage on tip rot and postharvest quality of asparagus spears

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-36

  Lallu, N ^a   Yearsley, C W ^a   Elgar, H J ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asparagus; Asparagus officinalis L; Forced air cooling; Hydrocooling; Impact damage; Passive cooling; Postharvest quality; Storage; Tip rot

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FOOD SPOILAGE; POSTHARVEST QUALITY; SEASONALITY; TIP ROT;

ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0033852069     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2000.9514119     Document Type: Article

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