Post-harvest Preservation of Cactus Fruits Produced in Semidesertic Areas of Oaxaca by Biopolymer Coatings

The pitaya (Stenocereus pruinosus) and sweet xoconostle (Stenocereus stellatus) are Cactaceae fruits with local distribution, due to their perishability and microbial decay with postharvest life from 3 to 5 days. Thus, the objective of this research was to apply chitosan based coatings: commercial c...

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