Reduction of the incidence of postharvest quality losses, and future prospects

Food Security

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 463-474

  Prusky, Dov ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Food quality; Losses; Post harvest diseases

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; FUTURE PROSPECT; HARVESTING; INFRASTRUCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETABLE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 82955203451     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-011-0147-y     Document Type: Article

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