A model-based approach to develop periodic thermal treatments for surface decontamination of strawberries

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-52

  Scheerlinck, Nico ^a   Marquenie, David ^a   Jancsók, Pál T ^a   Verboven, Pieter ^a   Moles, Carmen G ^b   Banga, Julio R ^c   Nicolaï, Bart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit shape; Heat transfer; Microbial inactivation; Modelling; Quality loss; Strawberries; Surface decontamination

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 4444282155     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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