Quantifying postharvest loss in vegetables along the supply chain in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos

International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-297

  Weinberger, Katinka ^a   Genova II, Christian ^a   Acedo, Antonio ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Horticultural crops; Perishability; Postharvest loss; Vegetable supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049183502     PISSN: 17447550     EISSN: 17447569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2008.021463     Document Type: Article

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