Modified atmosphere storage to prevent mould-induced nutritional loss in maize

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-578

  Janardhana, G R ^a   Raveesha, K A ^a   Shetty, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Dry matter loss; Maize; Modified atmosphere storage; Mould contamination; Nutritional loss

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; MAIZE; PROCESSING OPERATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0031899120     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199804)76:4<573::AID-JSFA991>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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