The influence of postharvest storage, temperature and duration on quality of cooked broccoli florets

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-146

  Kidmose, Ulla ^a   Hansen, Merete ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 0033241619     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.1999.tb00546.x     Document Type: Article

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