Shelf-life enhancement of green bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) under active modified atmosphere storage

Food Packaging and Shelf Life

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-112

  Singh, Ranjeet ^a   Giri, S K ^a   Kotwaliwale, N ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Capsicum; MAP; Marketability; Moisture absorbent; Respiration rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900814283     PISSN: 22142894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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