Improvement of quality and shelf-life of strawberries with edible coatings enriched with chitosan

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-195

  Gol, Neeta B ^a   Patel, Pooja R ^a   Rao, T V Ramana ^a  

^a SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Edible coatings; Enzymes; Improved quality; Shelf life; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880348448     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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