Effect of gamma irradiation on microbial load and sensory characteristics of aniseed (Pimpinella anisum)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1871-1876

  Al Bachir, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Aniseed; Decontamination; Extract; Irradiation; Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

DECONTAMINATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS;

ANISEED; SENSORY EVALUATION;

SEED;

ANISE OIL;

DECONTAMINATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; SEED;

ANGIOSPERM; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SENSORY SYSTEM; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLE; SENSORY EVALUATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DECONTAMINATION; GAMMA RAYS; PIMPINELLA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS;

GAMMA RAYS; SEEDS;

MYRRHIS ODORATA; PIMPINELLA ANISUM;

EID: 33846839146     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.05.025     Document Type: Article

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