Postharvest shelf-life extension of green chillies (Capsicum annuum L.) using shellac-based edible surface coatings

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 146-148

  Chitravathi, K ^a   Chauhan, O P ^a   Raju, P S ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Coating; Green chillies; Postharvest handling; Shelf life; Shellac

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894477283     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.01.021     Document Type: Article

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