Effect of grafting and modified atmosphere packaging on eggplant quality parameters during storage

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-322

  Arvanitoyannis, Ioannis S ^a   Khah, Ebrahim M ^a   Christakou, Evangelia C ^a   Bietsos, Fotios A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Eggplant; Firmness; Grafting; Modified atmosphere packaging; Sensory analysis; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

EGGPLANTS; FIRMNESS; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING (MAP); SENSORY ANALYSIS;

FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); PACKAGING; PH EFFECTS; VITAMINS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ASCORBIC ACID; FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; GRAFTS; PACKAGING; PH; VEGETABLES;

SOLANUM MELONGENA; SOLANUM SISYMBRIIFOLIUM; SOLANUM TORVUM; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

EID: 14644443024     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.00919.x     Document Type: Article

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