Biochemical changes in new plantain and cooking banana hybrids at various stages of ripening

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2724-2729

  Sakyi Dawson, Esther ^a   Asamoah Bonti, Prudence ^a   Annor, George Amponsah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Biochemical changes; Cooking banana; Plantain; Ripening

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149101726     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3399     Document Type: Article

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