The effect of different postharvest treatments on the longevity and russet spotting of iceberg lettuce.

Lettuce is a cool-seasoned vegetable, which is very fragile and should therefore be handled with great care. Processed lettuce (loose leaves and shredded lettuce), is more prone to handling damage than intact lettuce crisp heads. Lettuce produces very little ethylene (less than 0,1 ul/kg-1/h-1), but...

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Main Author: Morad, Razia
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10210/240