Preharvest and postharvest factors related to off-odours of fresh-cut iceberg lettuce

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 463-471

  Tudela, Juan A ^a   Marín, Alicia ^a   Martínez Sánchez, Ascensión ^a   Luna, María C ^a   Gil, María I ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Lactuca sativa L.; Minimal processing; Modified atmosphere packaging; Quality; Respiration rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882979577     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.07.028     Document Type: Article

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