Effect of low temperature storage on physical and physiological characteristics of eggplant fruit (Solanum melongena L.)

LWT

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 389-396

  Concellón, Analía ^a   Añón, María C ^a   Chaves, Alicia R ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Chilling injury; Eggplant; Electrolyte leakage; SEM; Superficial colour; TEM; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

FOOD STORAGE; HARVESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CHILLING INJURY; EGGPLANTS; ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE; SUPERFICIAL COLORS; ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES;

FRUITS;

ANTHOCYANINS; FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; HARVESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 84907421491     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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