Irradiation Treatment of Nuts

Food Irradiation Research and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 221-235

  Kwakwa, Akua ^a   Prakash, Anuradha ^a  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Global commodity; Infection; Maturity; Nuts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889365814     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470277638.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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