Ripening stage and drying method affecting colour and quality attributes of Ziziphus mauritiana fruits in Zimbabwe

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2509-2513

  Tembo, Lovejoy ^a,b   Chiteka, Z A ^a   Kadzere, Irene ^b,c   Akinnifesi, Festus K ^c   Tagwira, F ^a  

^a AFRICA UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

^b Box CY 550   (Zimbabwe)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ber; Blanching; Drying method; Fruit colour; Harvesting stage; Post harvest quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DESICCATION; FRUIT COLOR; FRUIT RIPENING; JUJUBE; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 48149107536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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