Low-intensity light cycles improve the quality of lamb's lettuce (Valerianella olitoria [L.] Pollich) during storage at low temperature

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 15-23

  Braidot, Enrico ^a   Petrussa, Elisa ^a   Peresson, Carlo ^a   Patui, Sonia ^a   Bertolini, Alberto ^a   Tubaro, Franco ^a   Wählby, Urban ^b   Coan, Marco ^b   Vianello, Angelo ^a   Zancani, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b Electrolux Core Technology and Innovation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; Cold storage; Green tissues; Lamb's lettuce; Light treatments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891324840     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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