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    • Oyarzún, A.; Obando Ulloa, J. M.; Mery, L.; Machuca, A.; Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Silveira, A. C. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of wedge and dice cut format and storage temperature on the physiological activity, firmness and organic acid and sugar content of fresh cut pears (Pyrus communis L.) 'Packham's ...
    • Mery, L.; Obando Ulloa, J. M.; Machuca, A.; Luchsinger Lagos, Luis; Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Gil, M. I. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      The effect of calcium propionate (PCa) 1% p/v, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) 0.1% p/v, cysteine (CIS) 0.5% p/v and citric acid (AC) 0.5% p/v were evaluated on the total phenol content, antioxidant capability and ...
    • Aguayo, Encarna; Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Silveira, Ana Cecilia; Artés, Francisco (SAGE Publications, 2014)
      Fresh-cut industry needs novel disinfectant to replace the use of chlorine. Ozone is one of the most powerful oxidizing agents and is applied in gaseous or aqueous form for sanitation purposes. However, the strong oxidative ...
    • Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Hinojosa, Andrea; Char, Cielo Dolores; Villena, Paulina; Bustamante, Andrés; Sáenz Hernández, Carmen Luisa (Wiley & Sons, 2015)
      There is an increasing concern about the formation of halogenated compounds when sodium hypochlorite (SH) is used as food sanitizer. This research evaluated the quality of watercress harvested in two seasons treated with ...