Physicochemical properties of four tomato cultivars grown in Nigeria

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-86

  Adedeji, Olubukola ^a   Taiwo, Kehinde A ^b   Akanbi, Charles T ^b   Ajani, Ruth ^b  

^a Department of Botany ^*

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33645113392     PISSN: 01458892     EISSN: 17454549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4549.2005.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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