Maximum slat width for cooling efficiency of horticultural produce in wooden crates

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 308-313

  Vigneault, Clément ^a,b   Goyette, Bernard ^a   de Castro, Larissa R ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air distribution; Air velocity; Forced air cooling; Package design; Wooden crates

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33747469950     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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