Postharvest handling, storage, and treatment of fresh market berries

Berry Fruit: Value-Added Products for Health Promotion

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 261-288

  Bower, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE;

BERRY FRUITS; FRESH BERRIES; HIGH QUALITY; MARKET PRICE; MARKET SALES; POSTHARVEST; QUALITY RETENTION; STORAGE TECHNIQUE;

FRUITS;

EID: 79551512967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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