Postharvest storage of Giant Cavendish bananas using ethylene oxide and sulphur dioxide

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-186

  Williams, Opal J ^a,b,c   Raghavan, G S V ^b   Golden, Kerith D ^a   Gariépy, Yvan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c 4 Littleton House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bananas; Chemical inhibitors; Ethylene oxide; Postharvest; Storage; Sulphur dioxide

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; STORAGE;

CITRUS; MUSA ACUMINATA; VITACEAE;

EID: 0037308130     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1303     Document Type: Article

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