UV-C light inactivation kinetics of Penicillium expansum on pear surfaces: Influence on physicochemical and sensory quality during storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-32

  Syamaladevi, Roopesh M ^a   Lupien, Shari L ^a   Bhunia, Kanishka ^a   Sablani, Shyam S ^a   Dugan, Frank ^a   Rasco, Barbara ^a   Killinger, Karen ^a   Dhingra, Amit ^a   Ross, Carolyn ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Color; Flavor; Soluble solids; Surface disinfection; Texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883368674     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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