Antifungal coatings on fresh strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) to control mold growth during cold storage

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Park, Su Il ^a   Stan, Siliva D ^b   Daeschel, Mark A ^a   Zhao, Yanyun ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Chitosan; Edible coating; Potassium sorbate; Strawberries; Water vapor permeability

Indexed keywords

CLADOSPORIUM; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 19444379533     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb07189.x     Document Type: Article

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