Post-harvest management of citrus fruits: A review

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-208

  Sonkar, R K ^a   Sarnaik, D A ^b   Dikshit, S N ^b   Saroj, P L ^c   Huchche, A D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR CITRUS   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Citrus; Curing; Film wrapping; Fungicides; Peel colour; Post harvest management; Respiration; Spoilage

Indexed keywords

FOOD STORAGE; FUNGI; FUNGICIDES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; VEGETABLE OILS;

CITRUS FRUITS; FILM WRAPPING; MICROBIOLOGICAL SPOILAGE; PEEL COLOUR; POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT; RESPIRATION; SPOILAGE;

FRUITS;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA CITRI; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CITRUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; SAPOTA; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 43949117465     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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