Thermal Seed Treatment to Improve the Food Safety Status of Sprouts

Journal of Applied Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 152-155

  Weiss, Alexander ^a   Hammes, Walter P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTION;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR SENFTENBERG; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0347543876     PISSN: 09495460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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