Postharvest physiology and technology of cactus pear fruits and cactus leaves

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 581, Issue , 2002, Pages 191-199

  Rodriguez Felix, Armida ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Minimally processing; Nopalea cochenillifera; Opuntia; Quality; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879623016     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.581.18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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