Low oxygen levels and light exposure affect quality of fresh-cut Romaine lettuce

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-42

  Martínez Sánchez, Ascensión ^a   Tudela, Juan A ^a   Luna, Consuelo ^a   Allende, Ana ^a   Gil, María I ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Browning; Lactuca sativa L.; Minimally processed; Modified atmosphere; Postharvest storage; Respiration rate

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 77957823933     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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