Effects of low-dose electron beam irradiation on respiration, microbiology, color, and texture of fresh-cut cantaloupe

HortTechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 802-807

  Boynton, B B ^a   Welt, B A ^a   Sims, C A ^a   Brecht, J K ^a   Balaban, M O ^a   Marshall, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantaloupe; Irradiation; MAP; Melon; Packaging; Respiration

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 25844513149     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.15.4.0802     Document Type: Article

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