Effect of gamma irradiation on the physico-mechanical and chemical properties of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), cv. 'Kufri Sindhuri', in non-refrigerated storage conditions

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-45

  Mahto, R ^a   Das, M ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Gamma irradiation; Potato storage; Rotting; Scanning electron microscopy; Sugars; Texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893704913     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.01.011     Document Type: Article

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