Use of Aloe vera gel as biopreservative for 'Granny Smith' and 'Red Chief' apples

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 363-368

  Ergun, M ^a   Satici, F ^b  

^a BINGOL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Yerkoy District Agriculture Directorate   (Turkey)

Author keywords

'Granny Smith'; 'Red Chief'; Aloe vera gel coating; Apple fruit quality; Biopreservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862632967     PISSN: 10187081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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