Effect of citric acid and chitosan on maintaining red colouration of litchi fruit pericarp

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-246

  Ducamp Collin, Marie Noëlle ^a   Ramarson, Hassina ^a   Lebrun, Marc ^a   Self, Guy ^a   Reynes, Max ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Browning; Litchi chinensis Sonn.; Peroxidase (POD); Polyphenol oxidase (PPO)

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 44149106853     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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