Effects of preharvest treatment, disinfections, packaging and storage environment on quality of tomato

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 685-694

  Workneh, T S ^a   Osthoff, Gary ^a   Steyn, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biochemical; ComCat ; Disinfection; Microbial; Packaging; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ANOLYTES; BIOCHEMICAL; GLUCOSE CONTENT; IN-CONTROL; INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES; MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PEROXIDASE ACTIVITIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL WEIGHT LOSS; POSTHARVEST QUALITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TITRATABLE ACID; TOMATO; TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS; UNTREATED CONTROL;

COLD STORAGE; COMMERCE; DISINFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUITS; GLUCOSE; PACKAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

QUALITY CONTROL;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84868557467     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-011-0391-3     Document Type: Article

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