Calcium salts and heat treatment for quality retention of fresh-cut 'Galia' melon

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-84

  Silveira, Ana Cecilia ^a   Aguayo, Encarna ^b   Chisari, Marco ^c   Artés, Francisco ^b  

^a Vegetable Production Department   (Uruguay)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Firmness; Microbial counts; Minimally fresh processed; Pectin methylesterase; Polygalacturonase; Respiration rate; Safety; Sensorial quality

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS;

EID: 79960600050     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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