Effect of palm oil coating at different concentration on mango (Mangifera indica L.) during storage at ambient temperature
As a climacteric fruit, mango has a short post-harvest life especially at ambient temperature. Lipid-based edible coatings can be used to help in the preservation of fresh fruit because they provide a partial barrier to moisture, oxygen and carbonoxide in slowing fruit ripening
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Terengganu:
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu,
2009.
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| Summary: | As a climacteric fruit, mango has a short post-harvest life especially at ambient temperature. Lipid-based edible coatings can be used to help in the preservation of fresh fruit because they provide a partial barrier to moisture, oxygen and carbonoxide in slowing fruit ripening |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 44 p.: ill.; 30 cm.. |