Effect of a prestorage treatment with 6-benzylaminopurine and modified atmosphere packaging storage on the respiration and quality of green asparagus spears

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 951-957

  An, Jianshen ^a,c   Zhang, Min ^a   Lu, Qirui ^b   Zhang, Zhonggang ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b Post doctoral Scientific Research Station   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

6 Benzylaminopurine; Active MAP; Asparagus officinalis L.; Low density polyethylene; Passive MAP

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FIBERS; PACKAGING;

6-BENZYLAMINOPURINE; ACTIVE MAP; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS L.; LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; PASSIVE MAP;

FOOD STORAGE;

ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROPHYLLS; FOOD STORAGE; PACKAGING;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 33745361589     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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