Dried fruits and tree nuts

Modified and Controlled Atmospheres for the Storage, Transportation, and Packaging of Horticultural Commodities

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 507-526

  Johnson, Judy A ^a   Yahia, Elhadi M ^b   Brandl, David G ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

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