Heat treatment prevents postharvest geotropic curvature of asparagus spears (Asparagus officinalis L.)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-41

  Paull, Robert E ^a   Jung Chen, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance; Breakdown; Cooling; Moisture loss; Quality

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FOOD HANDLING; GRAVITROPISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

EVALUATION STUDIES; FOOD HANDLING; GRAVITROPISM; HEAT; LILIACEAE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0344654741     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00101-X     Document Type: Article

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