SharePostharvest shelf life of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum).
Author(s) : LANGE D. D., CAMERON A. C.
Type of article: Article
Summary
Shelf life (defined by visual quality) of freshly harvested greenhouse-grown sweet basil was maintained for an average of approximately 12 days at 15 deg C. Chilling injury symptoms were severe at storage temperatures of 5 deg C and below. Shelf life was found to be only 1 and 3 days at 0 and 5 deg C, respectively.
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- Original title: Postharvest shelf life of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum).
- Record ID : 1995-2333
- Languages: English
- Source: HortScience - vol. 29 - n. 2
- Publication date: 1994/02
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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