Effect of hyperbaric treatments on the quality attributes of tomato

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-551

  Goyette, Bernard ^a,b,c   Vigneault, Clément ^a,b   Charles, Marie Thérèse ^a   Raghavan, Vijaya G S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VINELAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hyperbaric treatment; Postharvest; Quality; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HARVESTING; HIGH PRESSURE; RESPIRATION; RIPENING; SUGAR;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84859992075     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2011-168     Document Type: Article

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