Moisture sorption isotherms of tobacco seeds at three temperatures

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-266

  Menkov, N D ^a   Dinkov, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGIES   (Bulgaria)

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EID: 0041484420     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1999.0459     Document Type: Article

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