Effects of controlled atmospheres and low temperature on storability of chestnuts manually and mechanically harvested

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 131-136

  Cecchini, Massimo ^a   Contini, Marina ^a   Massantini, Riccardo ^a   Monarca, Danilo ^a   Moscetti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chestnut; Impact damage; Organoleptic quality; Storage

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 79957667291     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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