Respiration and Browning Discoloration of Fresh-Cut Produce in Modified Atmosphere Packaging

Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 31-56

  Zhuang, Hong ^a   Barth, M Margaret ^b   Fan, Xuetong ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE

^c EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

1 methylcyclopropene (1 MCP); Browning discoloration; Oxygen transmission rate (OTR); PPO gene expression; Respiration; Respiratory metabolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886199219     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470959145.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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