Fresh-cut produce wash water reuse affects water quality and packaged product quality and microbial growth in romaine lettuce

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1413-1419

  Luo, Yaguang ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological oxygen demand; Chemical oxygen demand; Electrolyte leakage; Free chlorine; Lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINE; ELECTROLYTES; LACTIC ACID; MICROBIOLOGY; TISSUE; WASHING;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; MICROBIAL GROWTH;

WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 34648830436     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.6.1413     Document Type: Article

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