Salinity of nutrient solution influences the shelf-life of fresh-cut lettuce grown in floating system

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-137

  Scuderi, Domenica ^a   Restuccia, Cristina ^a   Chisari, Marco ^a   Barbagallo, Riccardo N ^a   Caggia, Cinzia ^a   Giuffrida, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Enzymatic browning; Microbial growth; Postharvest; Soilless system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 78249265654     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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