Effect of gum arabic edible coating on weight loss, firmness and sensory characteristics of cucumber (cucumis sativus l.) fruit during storage

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1439-1444

  Al Juhaimi, Fahad ^a   Ghafoor, Kashif ^a   Babiker, Elfadil E ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA SENEGAL; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 84879073743     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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