Packaging and produce degradation

Produce Degradation: Pathways and Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 117-153

  Varoquaux, Patrick ^a,b   Ozdemir, Ibrahim Sani ^c,d  

^a MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER DEMANDS; FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; QUALITY ATTRIBUTES; SHELF LIFE;

FOOD SAFETY;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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