Effect of integrated application of chitosan coating and modified atmosphere packaging on overall quality retention in litchi cultivars

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 915-920

  De Reuck, Karen ^a   Sivakumar, Dharini ^a   Korsten, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Litchi fruit Mauritius; MAP; McLean's Red; Pericarp browning; Quality parameters

Indexed keywords

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 63849169220     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3501     Document Type: Article

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