Quality of cold-stored strawberries as affected by chitosan-oleic acid edible coatings

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 164-171

  Vargas, M ^a   Albors, A ^a   Chiralt, A ^a   Gonzalez Martinez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Edible coating; Oleic acid; Respiration rate; Sensory quality; Strawberry cv. Camarosa; Water vapour resistance

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 33745954030     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.03.016     Document Type: Article

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