Improved strategies for keeping overall quality of fresh-cut produce

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 746, Issue , 2007, Pages 245-258

  Artes F ^a   Gomez, P ^a   Artes Hernandez F ^a   Aguayo, E ^a   Escalona, V ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intense light pulses; Ozone; Quality; Safety; Superatmospheric oxygen; UV C; Washing solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049143312     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.746.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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