Development of a model for simulating ambient conditions in fresh fruit and vegetable storage facility

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-40

  Markarian, N R ^a,b   Landry, J A ^c   Vigneault, Clément ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control; Potato; Research tool; Simulation; Storage

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 32044453125     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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