Palynological studies and application of response surface methodology to establish the quality attributes in Eucalyptus honey

Acta Alimentaria

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-422

  Nanda, V ^a   Kaur, A ^a   Bera, M B ^b   Singh, B ^b   Bakhshi, A K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SANT LONGOWAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Diastatic activity; Eucalyptus honey; Hydroxymethylfurfural; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 33845631431     PISSN: 01393006     EISSN: 15882535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAlim.35.2006.4.5     Document Type: Article

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