Effects of alginate edible coating on preserving fruit quality in four plum cultivars during postharvest storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Valero, Daniel ^a   Díaz Mula, Huertas M ^a   Zapata, Pedro J ^a   Guillén, Fabián ^a   Martínez Romero, Domingo ^a   Castillo, Salvador ^a   Serrano, María ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidity; Anthocyanins; Carotenoids; Ethylene; Firmness; Storability

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS SALICINA;

EID: 84870667104     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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