Low concentrations of chitosan coating reduce water spot incidence and delay peel pigmentation of Clementine mandarin fruit

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1105-1112

  Fornes, Fernando ^a   Almela, Vicente ^a   Abad, Manuel ^a   Agustí, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Clemenules mandarin; Ethylene; Peel senescence; Water spot

Indexed keywords

CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 18944378254     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2071     Document Type: Article

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