Influence of harvest maturity on respiration, ethylene evolution, texture and nutritional properties of bitter gourd

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-199

  Pal, R K ^a   Behera, T K ^a   Sen, Nita ^a   Singh, Manoj ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Bitter gourd; Chlorophyll; Compression; Ethylene; Memordica charantia; Respiration; Rupture

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ETHYLENE; HARVESTING; NUTRITION; ORGANIC ACIDS; TEXTURES;

BITTER GOURD; MEMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHYSICAL QUALITY; RUPTURE FORCES;

FRUITS;

ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROPHYLLS; ETHYLENE; FRUITS; HARVESTING; NUTRITION; RESPIRATION; TEXTURE;

MEMORDICA CHARANTIA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PUSA;

EID: 21244501354     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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