Modelling the respiration rates of pomegranate fruit and arils

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-54

  Caleb, Oluwafemi J ^a   Mahajan, Pramod V ^b   Opara, Umezuruike Linus ^a   Witthuhn, Corli R ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fresh and fresh cut fruit; Pomegranate; Respiration model; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LYTHRACEAE;

EID: 80054117290     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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