Wound-induced increases in phenolic content of fresh-cut lettuce is reduced by a short immersion in aqueous hypertonic solutions

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-277

  Kang, Ho Min ^a   Saltveit, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisphead; Iceberg; PALphenylalanine ammonia lyase; Romainewound signal

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA;

EID: 0141503491     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(03)00043-7     Document Type: Article

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