Innovative measurements and models for predicting shelf life of fresh foods during postharvest

International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-47

  De Baerdemaeker, Josse ^a   Hertog, Maarten ^a   Nicolai, Bart ^a   De Ketelaere, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

innovation; postharvest measurements; prediction models; shelf life prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749252081     PISSN: 17447550     EISSN: 17447569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijpti.2006.009180     Document Type: Article

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