Effects of chitosan coating on postharvest quality and shelf life of sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica) during storage

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 166, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Han, Cong ^a,b   Zuo, Jinhua ^a   Wang, Qing ^a   Xu, Lijing ^a   Zhai, Baiqiang ^a   Wang, Zhaosheng ^b   Dong, Haizhou ^b   Gao, Lipu ^a  

^a BEIJING VEGETABLE RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chitosan coating; Fibrosis; Postharvest quality; Sensory quality; Shelf life; Sponge gourd

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ASCORBIC ACID; CLIMBING PLANT; COATING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RESPIRATION; SAMPLING; SENSOR;

EID: 84890919645     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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