Factors affecting sensory quality of fresh-cut produce

Advances in Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Processing

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 115-143

  Beaulieu, John C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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