Influence of pre-harvest ozone exposure on quality of strawberry fruit under simulated retail conditions

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-18

  Keutgen, Anna J ^a   Pawelzik, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carbohydrates; Color changes; Fragaria ananassa Duch.

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 41449093899     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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