Forced-air cooling after air-shipment delays asparagus deterioration

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-54

  Laurin, E ^a   Nunes, M Cecilia N ^a   Emond, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR TRANSPORTATION; COOLING; FOOD STORAGE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

ASPARAGUS;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

ASPARAGUS;

EID: 0037996686     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2003.tb00225.x     Document Type: Article

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