Postharvest quality and sensory evaluation of UV-treated tomato fruit

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 537-542

  Charles, M T ^a   Kalantari, S ^b   Corcuff, R ^b   Arul, J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Color; Hormic dose; Sugar content; Taste; Texture; Titrable acidity; Total soluble solids; Visual appearance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745553382     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.67     Document Type: Conference Paper

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