Effect of potassium metabisulphite on low-temperature storage of rambutan

Tropical Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-31

  Sivakwnar, D ^a   Wilson Wijeratnam, R S ^a   Wijesundera, R L C ^b   Abeyesekere, M ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Potassium metabisulphite storage; Rambutan; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033902770     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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