Modified-atmosphere packaging improves keeping quality of Charentais-type melons

HortScience

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 950-953

  Rodov, Victor ^a   Horev, Batia ^a   Vinokur, Yakov ^a   Copel, Azica ^a   Aharoni, Yair ^a   Aharoni, Nehemia ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Cucumis melo; Decay; Ethylene; Microperforation; Oxygen; Storage temperature

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; PACKAGING; TRANSPORTATION;

PATHOGENS;

FRUITS;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0036775974     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.37.6.950     Document Type: Article

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