Experimental system and tests to optimize a tomato drying process

Open Agriculture Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-79

  Catalano, P ^a   Fucci, F ^a   Giametta, F ^a   La Penna, A ^a   La Fianza, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hot air; Microwave technologies; Vegetables through

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884176342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874331520130527001     Document Type: Article

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