Effects of harvest maturity on banana quality

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 539-544

  Laylieam, Somchai ^a   Kosittrakun, Manit ^b  

^a Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 0032275171     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.1998.tb00543.x     Document Type: Article

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