Effect of passive and active modified atmosphere packaging on quality retention of two cultivars of litchi (Litchi Chinensis Sonn.)

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 337-351

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR VALUES; LIDDING FILMS; LITCHI CHINENSIS; LITCHI FRUIT; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE; QUALITY RETENTION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SOLUBLE SOLIDS; TITRATABLE ACIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COLOR; FRUITS;

MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 77956519041     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: 17454557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2010.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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