Storage of carrots in a brick wall cooler under semi-arid conditions

Tropical Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-27

  Babarinsa, F A ^a   Williams, J O ^a   Osanu, F C ^a  

^a NIGERIAN STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Brick wall cooler; Carrots; Polyethylene bags; Preservation; Refrigeration; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030908797     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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