Postharvest sweet cherry quality and safety maintenance by Aloe vera treatment: A new edible coating

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-100

  Martinez Romero D ^a   Alburquerque, N ^b   Valverde, J M ^a   Guillen F ^a   Castillo, S ^a   Valero, D ^a   Serrano, M ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b IMIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Colour; Firmness; Ripening; Sensory analyses

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 29144466134     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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