Storage methods for extending shelf life of fresh, edible bamboo shoots [Bambusa oldhamii (Munro)]

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 253-264

  Kleinhenz, V ^a   Gosbee, M ^b   Elsmore, S ^a   Lyall, T W ^a   Blackburn, K ^b   Harrower, K ^a   Midmore, D J ^a  

^a Prim Indust Res Ctr Ctrl Q   (Australia)

^b GPO Box 990 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Discoloration; Edible bamboo shoots Bambusa oldhamii (Munro) ; Microbial decay; Postharvest packaging; Respiration; Storage temperature; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033942043     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(00)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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