Effect of post-harvest treatment on ripening and quality of tomato fruit using ozone. Application of different ozone doses as controlled atmosphere storage for delay ripening and maintaining the quality of tomatoes and effect of ozone on antioxidant and sugar compounds at different stages of tomato fruit ripening.

Tomatoes are widely produced and consumed due to their nutritional content and versatility. However, the tomato is a soft fruit liable to damage and flavour deterioration. Hence, the main challenge for the tomato producing industry is to prevent the high loss incurred during harvest, handling and tr...

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Main Author: Shalluf, Milad A.
Other Authors: Karodia, Nazira
Language:en
Published: University of Bradford 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4448