Extension of postharvest life of oyster mushroom by modified atmosphere packaging technique

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Jayathunge, Lasanthi ^a   Illeperuma, Chamara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Modified atmosphere packaging; Mushroom; Postharvest life

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS;

EID: 29544433381     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb08321.x     Document Type: Article

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