Comparison of the effect of X-ray and electron beam irradiation on some selected spices

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Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 252-258

  Van Calenberg, Sabine ^a   Vanhaelewyn, Gauthier ^a   Van Cleemput, Oswald ^a   Callens, Freddy ^a   Mondelaers, Wim ^a   Huyghebaert, André ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electron beam; EPR; Microorganisms; Spices; X ray

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000599948     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1997.0352     Document Type: Article

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