Responses of horticultural commodities to low oxygen: Limits to the expanded use of modified atmosphere packaging

HortTechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 491-500

  Beaudry, Randolph M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fermentation; Fruit; Glycolysis; Respiration; Ripening; Safe working atmosphere; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA;

EID: 0034088206     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.10.3.491     Document Type: Conference Paper

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