Quality of fresh-cut produce

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-205

  Watada, Alley E ^a   Qi, Ling ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fresh cut; Fruits; Quality; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032975402     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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