Quality of pineapple fruits as influenced by floral induction in Ghana

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 100-103

  Asare Bediako, E ^a   Showemimo, F A ^a   Buah, J N ^a   Ntow Manu, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ananas comosus; Organoleptic; Preference; Proximate analysis; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS;

EID: 34247465611     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2007.100.103     Document Type: Article

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