Study on the Mechanism of Browning of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L. cv. Ganesh) Peel in Different Storage Conditions

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-73

  ZHANG, You lin ^a   ZHANG, Run guang ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

browning; peel; pomegranate (Punica granatum L.); storage

Indexed keywords

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 39649087334     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(08)60023-1     Document Type: Article

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