Understanding consumers preferences for fresh table-ripe papaya using survey and conjoint methods of analyses

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1012, Issue , 2013, Pages 1379-1386

  Del Carmen, D R ^a   Esguerra, E B ^a   Absulio, W L ^a   Maunahan, M V ^a   Masilungan, G D ^a   Collins, R ^b   Sun, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Consumer preference; Papaya

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 84889033169     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2013.1012.186     Document Type: Conference Paper

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