Quality changes during storage of spinach and lettuce baby leaf

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 877, Issue , 2010, Pages 571-576

  Spinardi, A ^a   Cocetta, G ^a   Baldassarre, V ^a   Ferrante, A ^a   Mignani, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Ascorbic acid; Carotenoids; Chlorophyll; Ethylene; Phenols; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 78650841159     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.877.74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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