Maintaining the quality of unripe, fresh hazelnuts through storage under modified atmospheres

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-38

  Moscetti, R ^a   Frangipane, M T ^b   Monarca, D ^a   Cecchini, M ^a   Massantini, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b TUSCIA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Corylus avellana L.; Fresh product; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CORYLUS; CORYLUS AVELLANA;

EID: 81455162195     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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