Impact of postharvest UV-C and ozone treatments on microbiological properties of white asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.)

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-181

  Hassenberg, K ^a   Huyskens Keil, S ^b   Herppich, W B ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FOOD SAFETY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; OZONE; SATURATION; SUGAR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETABLE;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84943589417     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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