Storage quality of bell peppers pretreated with hot water and polyethylene packaging

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-299

  Gonzalez Aguilar G A ^a   Cruz, R ^a   Baez, R ^a   Wang, C Y ^b  

^a Ctro Invest Aliment DAC   (Mexico)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0033162009     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.1999.tb00558.x     Document Type: Article

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