Effects of pre- and post harvest treatments on changes in sugar content of tomato

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1139-1144

  Melkamu, M ^a   Seyoum, T ^a   Woldetsadik, K ^a  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

ComCat ; Disinfection; Evaporative cooling; Reducing sugar; Tomato; Total sugar

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HARVESTING; MANURE; NONHUMAN; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 43449083529     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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