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EXTENDING ONION STORAGE LIFE BY GAMMA‐IRRADIATION
Author(s) -
Curzio O.A.,
CROCI C.A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of food processing and preservation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1745-4549
pISSN - 0145-8892
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4549.1983.tb00660.x
Subject(s) - gamma irradiation , irradiation , cultivar , horticulture , gamma ray , food science , chemistry , biology , physics , astrophysics , nuclear physics
Gamma irradiation (0.03 kGy ± 25%) effects on onions bulbs from local cultivar were studied. The treatment proved to be effective in reducing weight loss and increasing the percentage marketable bulbs. Radiation‐induced darkening in marketable irradiated bulbs had no influence on their inner aspect.