Effect of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose-beeswax edible composite coatings on postharvest quality of 'fortune' mandarins

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 599, Issue , 2003, Pages 583-587

  Perez Gago M B ^a   Rojas, C ^a   Del Rio M A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

'Fortune' mandarins; Beeswax; Edible composite coatings; Emulsion viscosity; Fruit quality; Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; Total solids content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880222075     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.599.75     Document Type: Conference Paper

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