Use of edible coatings to preserve the quality of fruits and vegetables during storage

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Olivas, G I ^a   Davila Avina J E ^a   Salas Salazar, N A ^a   Molina, F J ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Edible coatings; Fruits; Minimally processed; Quality; Storage; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849113602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2008.3.6     Document Type: Review

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