Physical, physiological and chemical changes in potato as influenced by Erwinia carotovora infection

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 339-359

  Nourian, F ^a   Kushalappa, A C ^a   Ramaswamy, H S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISEASES; ENZYMES; FOOD STORAGE; PH;

POTATO STORAGE;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0036876308     PISSN: 01458892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4549.2002.tb00489.x     Document Type: Article

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