Physicochemical changes during strawberry development in the field compared with those that occur in harvested fruit during storage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-190

  Nunes, M Cecilia N ^a,b   Brecht, Jeffrey K ^b   Morais, Alcina M M B ^a   Sargent, Steven A ^b  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acids; Anthocyanins; Color; Firmness; Fragaria x ananassa; Phenolics, ascorbic acid; Soluble solids

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 31144454657     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2314     Document Type: Article

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