The effect of alginate-based edible coatings enriched with essential oils constituents on Arbutus unedo L. fresh fruit storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 226-233

  Guerreiro, Adriana C ^a   Gago, Custódia M L ^a   Faleiro, Maria L ^b   Miguel, Maria G C ^a   Antunes, Maria D C ^a  

^a Hospital CUF Infante Santo   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alginate; Arbutus berries; Citral; Edible coating; Eugenol; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910077184     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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