Precooling techniques and applications for horticultural products - a review

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 154-170

  Brosnan, Tadhg ^a   Sun, Da Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FRUITS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CUT FLOWERS; HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS; PRECOOLING METHODS;

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 0035283504     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(00)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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