Low temperature storage and modified atmosphere packaging of carambola fruit and their effects on ripening related texture changes, wall modification and chilling injury symptoms

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-192

  Ali, Zainon Mohd ^a   Chin, Lieng Hong ^a   Marimuthu, Muthusamy ^a   Lazan, Hamid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Averrhoa carambola; Chilling injury; Fruit texture; Modified atmosphere and low temperature storage; Pectin modification; Ripening; Wall enzymes

Indexed keywords

AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA;

EID: 3042763015     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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