Aloe arborescens and Aloe vera gels as coatings in delaying postharvest ripening in peach and plum fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 54-57

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

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aloe arborescens; Aloe vera; Edible coating; Ethylene; Quality

Indexed keywords

ALOE; ALOE ARBORESCENS; ALOE VERA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 84876489906     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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