Light mediated red colour degradation of the pomerac (Syzygium malaccense) in refrigerated storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 253-257

  Sankat, C K ^a   Basanta, A ^a   Maharaj, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Dark storage; Light storage; Pomerac; Refrigerated storage

Indexed keywords

SYZYGIUM MALACCENSE;

EID: 0034110484     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(99)00081-2     Document Type: Article

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