Postharvest heat treatment delays chlorophyll degradation and maintains quality in Thai lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle cv. Paan) fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-7

  Kaewsuksaeng, Samak ^a   Tatmala, Nopparat ^a   Srilaong, Varit ^b   Pongprasert, Nutthachai ^b  

^a THAKSIN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll degradation; Chlorophyll degrading enzyme; Heat treatment; Lime; Postharvest quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907960415     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.09.020     Document Type: Article

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