Changes in postharvest quality of swiss chard grown using 3 organic preharvest treatments

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Daiss, N ^a   Lobo, M G ^a   Gonzalez, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO CANARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Auxiliary soil product; Beta vulgaris L. var. cycla L.; Bokashi; Effective microorganisms; Organic production

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEET; CHEMISTRY; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA VULGARIS; FERTILIZERS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS CICLA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 48749083815     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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