Quality improvement of Pleurotus mushrooms by modified atmosphere packaging and moisture absorbers

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 169-179

  Villaescusa, R ^a   Gil, M I ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Oyster mushrooms; Respiration rate; Silica gel; Sorbitol; Storage

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; OSTREIDAE; PLEUROTUS; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS;

EID: 0037377097     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00140-0     Document Type: Article

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