Technical knowledge for food product innovation in Thailand

Agribusiness

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-252

  Siriwongwilaichat, Prasong ^a   Winger, Ray J ^b  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84902486973     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20017     Document Type: Article

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