Combined effect of drying time and slice thickness on the solar drying of okra

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 315-320

  Adom, K K ^a   Dzogbefia, V P ^a   Ellis, W O ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

drying time; okra; slice thickness; solar drying

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030932114     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199703)73:3<315::AID-JSFA718>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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