Impact of postharvest UV-C and ozone treatment on textural properties of white asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.)

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Huyskens Keil, S ^a   Hassenberg, K ^b   Herppich, W B ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD STORAGE; FOOD SUPPLY; HARVESTING; METABOLISM; MONOCOTYLEDON; OPTIMIZATION; OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84856818422     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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