Sprout inhibition of potatoes with soft-electron (low-energy electron beams)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 2010-2014

  Todoriki, Setsuko ^a   Hayashi, Toru ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron beam; Potato tubers; Soft electron; Sprout inhibition

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 8744311681     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1906     Document Type: Article

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