Flavour loss during postharvest handling and marketing of fresh-cut produce

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Forney, Charles F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Flavour; Fresh cut; Modified atmosphere packaging; Scalping; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849129756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2008.3.5     Document Type: Review

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