Dealing with dextran in the South African sugar industry

International Sugar Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 1289, 2006, Pages 255-269

  Ravno, A B ^a   Purchase, B S ^b  

^a South African Sugar Association   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACTORY PERFORMANCE; POST HARVEST;

DEXTRAN; MOLASSES;

SUGAR INDUSTRY;

SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 33744529402     PISSN: 00208841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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