Consumer preferences for fresh citrus: Impacts of demographic and behavioral characteristics

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-40

  Gao, Zhifeng ^a   House, Lisa O ^a   Gmitter Jr , Fred G ^a   Valim, M Filomena ^b   Plotto, Anne ^c   Baldwin, Elizabeth A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Cluster analysis; Consumer preference; Fresh citrus; Market segmentation

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 79955591559     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: 15592448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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