Effects of simulated rural storage conditions on the quality of plantain (Musa paradisiaca) fruits

International Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1037-1042

  Akomolafe, O M ^a   Aborisade, A T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ash; Earthenware; Fusarium verticillioides; Plantain fruits; Ripening; Sawdust; Storage

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; MUSA X PARADISIACA;

EID: 38049003617     PISSN: 18164897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2007.1037.1042     Document Type: Article

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