A chitosan coating containing essential oil from Origanum vulgare L. to control postharvest mold infections and keep the quality of cherry tomato fruit

A chitosan coating containing essential oil from Origanum vulgare L. to control postharvest mold infections and keep the quality of cherry tomato fruit

The efficacy of an edible chitosan coating (CHI; 4 mg/mL) and Origanum vulgare L. essential oil (OVEO; 1.25 µL/mL) for maintaining the quality of cherry tomato fruit during storage at room (25 °C; 12 days) and cold (12 °C; 24 days) temperatures was assessed. CHI and OVEO in combination showed in vit...

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Main Authors: Tainá Barreto, Sonalle Andrade, Janeeyre Maciel, Narciza Arcanjo, Marta Madruga, Bruno Meireles, Angela Cordeiro, Evandro Souza, Marciane Magnani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
phenolic compounds
tomato fruit
Edible Coatings
Lycopersicon esculentum L.
Storage quality
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01724/full

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