Postharvest life of fruits and vegetables: Model of modified-atmosphere packages with film perforations

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 416, Issue , 1996, Pages 129-137

  Fishman, S ^a   Rodov, V ^a   Ben Yehoshua, S ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 84879103679     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1996.416.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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