Hydrogen peroxide treatments inhibit the browning of fresh-cut Chinese water chestnut

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 260-266

  Peng, Litao ^a   Yang, Shuzhen ^a   Li, Qiong ^a   Jiang, Yueming ^b   Joyce, Daryl C ^c  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Browning inhibition; Chinese water chestnut; Fresh cut; Hydrogen peroxide

Indexed keywords

TRAPA;

EID: 36849040577     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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