UV-C irradiation reduces breakdown and chilling injury of peaches during cold storage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 415-422

  Gonzalez Aguilar, Gustavo ^a   Wang, Chien Y ^b   Buta, George J ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Decay; Polyamines; UV C irradiation

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; IRRADIATION;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 1642297427     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1675     Document Type: Article

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