Simultaneous prediction of oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in a perforated pouch with light red tomato fruits by a mathematical model

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 559-565

  Makino, Yoshio ^a   Oshita, Seiichi ^a   Kawagoe, Yoshinori ^a   Tanaka, Atsushi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Sumitomo Bakelite Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Ethylene; Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.; Mathematical model; Modified atmosphere packaging; Oxygen; Perforation; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM MILL.; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHYLENE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; PACKAGING;

FRUITS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRUIT; HORTICULTURE; MATURATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXYGEN; PERFORATION; PREDICTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION; ETHYLENE; FRUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; PACKAGING;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 44449160473     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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