Impact of postharvest ripening strategies on 'Hass' avocado fatty acid profiles

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 103, Issue , 2016, Pages 32-35

  Pedreschi, R ^a,c   Hollak, S ^a   Harkema, H ^a   Otma, E ^a   Robledo, P ^b   Westra, E ^a   Somhorst, D ^a   Ferreyra, R ^b   Defilippi, B G ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Eating quality; Fatty acids; Persea americana; Unsaturation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBOHYDRATE; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EDIBLE SPECIES; FATTY ACID; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OIL INDUSTRY; RIPENING;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 84947969587     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.09.012     Document Type: Article

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