African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of chitosan-based coating on postharvest quality of tangerines (Citrus deliciosa Tenore): Identification of physical, chemical, and kinetic parameters during storage

Geovana Rocha Plácido
  • Geovana Rocha Plácido
  • Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, P. O. Box 66, Zip Code 75901-970, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.
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Richard Marins da Silva
  • Richard Marins da Silva
  • Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos. Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, Campus Universitário, Zip Code 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
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Caroline Cagnin
  • Caroline Cagnin
  • Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, P. O. Box 66, Zip Code 75901-970, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.
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Maisa Dias Cavalcante
  • Maisa Dias Cavalcante
  • Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, P. O. Box 66, Zip Code 75901-970, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.
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Marco Antônio Pereira da Silva
  • Marco Antônio Pereira da Silva
  • Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, P. O. Box 66, Zip Code 75901-970, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.
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Márcio Caliari
  • Márcio Caliari
  • Universidade Federal de Goiás, Escola de Agronomia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Campus Samambaia, Rodovia Goiânia-Nova Veneza, Km-0, P.O. Box 131, Zip Code 74690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
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Maria Siqueira de Lima
  • Maria Siqueira de Lima
  • Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, P. O. Box 66, Zip Code 75901-970, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.
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Luiz Eduardo Costa do Nascimento
  • Luiz Eduardo Costa do Nascimento
  • Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, P. O. Box 66, Zip Code 75901-970, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 19 November 2015
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2016
  •  Published: 16 June 2016

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