Light exposure reduced browning enzyme activity and accumulated total phenols in cauliflower heads during cool storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-20

  Zhan, Lijuan ^a   Hu, Jinqiang ^b   Pang, Lingyun ^a   Li, Yu ^a   Shao, Jianfeng ^a  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF LIGHT INDUSTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Cauliflower; Enzyme; Light exposure; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885978621     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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