Postharvest evaluation of soilless-grown table grape during storage in modified atmosphere

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2153-2159

  Cefola, Maria ^a   Pace, Bernardo ^a   Buttaro, Donato ^b   Santamaria, Pietro ^b   Serio, Francesco ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Firmness; Phenol content; Rachis browning; Visual quality

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHLOROPHYLL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CALCIUM INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMISTRY; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HYDROPONICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PIGMENTATION; PLANT LEAF; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSATION; VITIS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHLOROPHYLL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FRUIT; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPONICS; ITALY; PHENOLS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PIGMENTATION; PLANT LEAVES; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSATION; VITIS;

VITACEAE;

EID: 80051860628     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4432     Document Type: Article

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