Mass transport properties of watermelon tissue in osmotic solutions and effect of osmotic dehydration on frozen watermelon quality

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 674, Issue , 2005, Pages 481-487

  Dermesonlouoglou, E K ^a   Giannakourou, M C ^a   Bakalis, S ^a   Taoukis, P S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Diffusion; Freezing; Osmotic pre treatment; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250636480     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.674.62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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