Influence of postharvest vacuum infiltration with calcium on chilling injury, firmness and quality of Lisbon lemon fruit

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 388-396

  Safizadeh, M R ^a   Rahemi, M ^a   Tafazoli, E ^a   Emam, Y ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Lisbon lemon; Postharvest treatments; Quality parameters

Indexed keywords

CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 34447265944     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2007.388.396     Document Type: Article

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