Effect of edible coatings, storage time and maturity stage on overall quality of tomato fruits

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 162-171

  Dávila Aviña, Jorge Esteban de Jesús ^a   Villa Rodríguez, José ^a   Cruz Valenzuela, Reynaldo ^a   Rodríguez Armenta, Mariana ^a   Espino Díaz, Miguel ^a   Ayala Zavala, Jesús Fernando ^a   Olivas Orozco, Guadalupe Isela ^a   Heredia, Basilio ^a   González Aguilar, Gustavo ^a  

^a Research Center for Food and Development   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Edible coatings; Lycopersicon esculentum mill; Pectin methyl esterase; Polygalacturonase; Postharvest quality

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79960211149     PISSN: 15574989     EISSN: 15574997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajabssp.2011.162.171     Document Type: Article

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