Sensory quality of carrots: Effect of harvest and storage time

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 143-151

  Suojala, Terhi ^a   Tupasela, Tuomo ^b  

^a PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Daucus carota L; Flavour; Postharvest; Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033302784     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064719909362510     Document Type: Article

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