Effect of preharvest UV-C treatment of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicon Mill.) on ripening and pathogen resistance

Treatment with UV-C of tomato fruit on the vine was conducted using a mobile unit that was designed to be conveyed between the rows of tomato plants in a commercial glasshouse. Trusses of fruit both at the ripe and mature green phase were treated with UV-C doses of 3 and 8 kJ/m2. Ripe fruit were pic...

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Main Authors: Matthew A. Obande, Gregory A. Tucker, Gilbert Shama
Format: Default Article
Published: 2011
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Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified
Preharvest UV-C treatment
Tomatoes
Ripening
Pathogen resistance
Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/8704
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