Effects of gamma irradiation on sugars, fatty acids and tocopherols of chestnuts (Castanea sativa Miller)

As seasonal products chestnuts have to be postharvest treated to increase their shelf-life. The most common preservation method for chestnuts is the use of chemical fumigation with methyl bromide, a toxic agent that is under strictly use under Montreal Protocol due to its adverse effects on human he...

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Main Author: Barros, Lillian (author)
Other Authors: Antonio, Amilcar L. (author), Barreira, João C.M. (author), Fernandes, Ângela (author), Bento, Albino (author), Botelho, M. Luísa (author), Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Irradiated chestnuts
Gamma irradiation
Sugars
Fatty acids
Tocopherols
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6081
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/6081

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6081

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