Dip treatments for fresh romaine lettuce

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 405-415

  Roura, S I ^a,b   Moreira, M D R ^a   Ponce, A ^a,c   Del Valle, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Leafy vegetable quality; Sensory attributes; Storage

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA;

EID: 0347531923     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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