Pre-harvest light intensity affects shelf-life of fresh-cut lettuce

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 877, Issue , 2010, Pages 223-228

  Witkowska, I ^a   Woltering, E J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Fresh cut produce; Irradiation; Lactuca sativa L.

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 78650809053     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2010.877.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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