Deterioration and disposal of fruit in the home: Consumer interviews and fruit quality assessments

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-32

  Campbell, Rachel L ^a,b   Smith, Bronwen G ^a   Jaeger, Sara R ^b   Harkera, F Roger ^a,b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Consumer; Disposal; Fruit quality; Homes; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549092372     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3406     Document Type: Article

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