Surface sterilization of whole tomato fruit with sodium hypochlorite influences subsequent postharvest behavior of fresh-cut slices

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-58

  Heun Hong, Ji ^a   Gross, Kenneth C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Ethylene; Firmness; Fresh cut; Ion leakage; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Texture

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0344625363     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(97)00072-0     Document Type: Article

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