Skin Permeance and Internal Gas Composition in “Hass” Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Fruits

Food Science and Technology International

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 365-373

  Valle Guadarrama, S ^a,b   Saucedo Veloz, C ^a   Pena Valdivia C B ^a   Corrales Garcia J J E ^b   Chavez Franco S H ^a   Espinosa Solares, T ^b  

^a Mexico Texcoco ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

avocado; modified atmosphere storage; permeance; Persea americana Mill

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION; HARVESTING; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PULP;

GAS SKIN PERMEANCE;

FRUITS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRUITS; HARVESTING; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PULPS;

PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0037721662     PISSN: 10820132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/108201302031477     Document Type: Article

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