Effect of post-harvest coating treatments on apple storage quality

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 549-553

  Wijewardane, R M N A ^a   Guleria, S P S ^b  

^a Institute of Post Harvest Technology   (Sri Lanka)

^b DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Apple; Apricot oil; Corn starch; Edible coatings; Neem oil; Potato starch; Rice starch; Storage quality

Indexed keywords

APPLE; APRICOT OIL; CORN STARCH; EDIBLE COATINGS; NEEM OIL; POTATO STARCH; RICE STARCH; STORAGE QUALITY;

COATINGS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; HARVESTING; POLYSACCHARIDES;

STARCH;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70449426711     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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