Browning of fresh-cut eggplant: Impact of cutting and storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 44-51

  Mishra, Bibhuti B ^a   Gautam, Satyendra ^a   Sharma, Arun ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorogenic acid; Phenolics; PPO activity; SEM

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 84863393006     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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