Lemongrass essential oil incorporated into alginate-based edible coating for shelf-life extension and quality retention of fresh-cut pineapple

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Azarakhsh, Nima ^a   Osman, Azizah ^a   Ghazali, Hasanah Mohd ^a   Tan, Chin Ping ^a   Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alginate; Edible coating; Essential oil; Fresh cut; Lemongrass; Pineapple

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885462259     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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