Internal browning disorder and fruit quality in modified atmosphere packaged 'Bartlett' pears during storage and transit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 72-82

  Wang, Yan ^a   Sugar, David ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

'Bartlett' pear; Ascorbic acid; Eating quality; High CO2 O2 injury; Internal browning disorder; Modified atmosphere packaging

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84875600799     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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