Aloe vera based edible coatings improve the quality of minimally processed 'Hayward' kiwifruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-36

  Benitez S ^a   Achaerandio, I ^a   Sepulcre, F ^a   Pujola M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Minimally processed kiwifruit; Quality; Texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875236300     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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