Influence of harvest dates on quality, storage capacity and sensory attributes of European plum cv. green gage

Food Science and Technology International

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 527-534

  Guerra, M ^a   Sanz, M A ^b   Casquero, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Fruit quality; Harvesting date; Internal breakdown; Prunus domestica; Sensory analysis

Indexed keywords

FRUIT QUALITY; HARVESTING DATES; INTERNAL BREAKDOWNS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; SENSORY ANALYSIS;

COLD STORAGE; FRUITS; GAGES; REFRIGERATORS;

HARVESTING;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 70349421991     PISSN: 10820132     EISSN: 15321738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1082013209350537     Document Type: Article

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