UV-B irradiation retards chlorophyll degradation in lime (Citrus latifolia Tan.) fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 110-112

  Srilaong, Varit ^a   Aiamla or, Sukanya ^b   Soontornwat, Alisa ^a,c   Shigyo, Masayoshi ^b,c   Yamauchi, Naoki ^b,c  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll degradation; Lime; UV B; Yellowing

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS LATIFOLIA;

EID: 77957774840     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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