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Post harvest preservation of Cucumis sativus through gamma irradiation

Quality control and shelf life extension

LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (2015-06-26 )

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ISBN-13:: 978-3-659-74896-7
ISBN-10:: 365974896X
EAN:: 9783659748967
Book language:: English
Blurb/Shorttext:: Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) belongs to the family of cucurbitaceae. It is an economically important vegetable crop cultivated in over 80 countries with more than 66 million production annually. The current study involves the use of gamma radiation to enhance the shelf life of cucumber. For this purpose, cucumber sample was subjected to Co-60 gamma irradiation at different doses 1, 1.5 and 2 kGy. Microbial and sensory analysis was carried out for all the treatments. Irradiation dose of 1.5 kGy was found to be the most effective dose at which both microbiological and sensory attributes remained within acceptable limits while shelf life of cucumber was extended upto 5 days.
Publishing house:: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Website:: https://www.lap-publishing.com/
By (author) :: Naila Bashir, Roheena Abdullah, Shagufta Naz
Number of pages:: 76
Published at:: 2015-06-26
Stock:: Available
Category:: Microbiology
Price:: 39.90 €
Keywords:: bacterial count, CFU, Cucumber, fungal count, irradiation, microbial identification, nutrient agar, decay assessment, Dose