Deficit irrigation strategies combined with controlled atmosphere preserve quality in early peaches

Food Science and Technology International

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 547-556

  Falagán, Natalia ^a   Artés, Francisco ^a   Gómez, Perla A ^a   Artés Hernández, Francisco ^a   Conejero, Wenceslao ^b   Aguayo, Encarna ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; Phenolics; Prunus persica; Vitamin C; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; IRRIGATION; SALES; SHRINKAGE; WATER QUALITY;

BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; PHENOLICS; PRUNUS PERSICA; VITAMIN C; WATER STRESS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PIGMENT;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MECHANICS; METABOLISM; PEACH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT STEM; PROCEDURES; REFRIGERATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOMARKERS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PHENOLS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PRUNUS PERSICA; REFRIGERATION; SPAIN;

EID: 84960387564     PISSN: 10820132     EISSN: 15321738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1082013214553997     Document Type: Article

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