Effects of storage temperatures on the postharvest quality of jute leaves (Corchorus olitorius L.)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 329-338

  Tulio Jr , Artemio Z ^a   Ose, Kimiko ^b   Chachin, Kazuo ^a   Ueda, Yoshinori ^a  

^a Osaka City University   (Japan)

^b Ohtani Women's Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Browning; Chilling injury; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Corchorus olitorius L.; Jute leaves; Senescence; Yellowing

Indexed keywords

CORCHORUS; CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; CORCHORUS OLITORIUS;

EID: 0036837894     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00065-0     Document Type: Article

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