Quality of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables as affected by exposure to abiotic stress

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-162

  Hodges, D Mark ^a   Toivonen, Peter M A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Fresh cut; Horticulture; Postharvest; Preharvest; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149136241     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.10.016     Document Type: Review

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