Extended low-temperature shipping adversely affects rind colour of 'Palmer Navel' sweet orange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb.] due to carotenoid degradation but can partially be mitigated by optimising post-shipping holding temperature

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 109-116

  Van Wyk, Angelique A ^a   Huysamer, Marius ^a   Barry, Graham H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

'Navel' orange; Carotenoids; Citrus; Cold sterilisation; Holding temperature; Rind colour; Shipping temperature

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 67649786540     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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