Quality changes in organic tomatoes packaged in biodegradable plastic films

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-176

  Kantola, Mari ^a   Helén, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 0035534271     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2001.tb00599.x     Document Type: Article

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