Real-time microsensor measurement of internal oxygen partial pressure in tomato fruit under hypoxic conditions

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 240-242

  Berry, Adrian D ^a   Sargent, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled atmosphere; Internal atmosphere; Modified atmosphere; Oxygen; Postharvest; Solanum lycopersicum

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 61449149341     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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