Fruit and vegetable quality perspectives from producers and consumers at a local university in western pennsylvania

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 604, Issue , 2003, Pages 69-74

  Borsari, B ^a  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer; Food education; Fruit quality; Producer; Sustainability; Vegetable quality; Western Pennsylvania

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879647832     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2003.604.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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