Hygienic quality of head lettuce: Effects of organic and mineral fertilizers

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 881-886

  Wiessner S ^a   Thiel, B ^a   Kramer J ^a   Kopke U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enteric bacteria; Hygienic quality of lettuce; Organic fertilizer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; SALMONELLA; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 67349245469     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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