Invited review: Engineering aspects of physical treatments to increase fruit and vegetable phytochemical content

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 373-397

  Vigneault, Clément ^a   Leblanc, Denyse I ^b   Goyette, Bernard ^c   Jenni, Sylvie ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^c VINELAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Controlled atmosphere; Heat treatment; Horticultural produce; Microwave; Modified atmosphere; Phytochemical; Pressure; Radio frequency; Ultra violet

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FARMING SYSTEM; FRUIT; HARVESTING; HEAT TRANSFER; HORTICULTURE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84859983638     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2011-222     Document Type: Review

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