Impact of environmental conditions on fruit and vegetable quality

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Nunes, M Cecilia Do Nascimento ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance; Atmosphere; Composition; Humidity; Temperature; Texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249096641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2008.4.4     Document Type: Review

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