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Krishna Kumar Patel1, Abhijit Kar

  • 1Division of Post Harvest Technology, IARI, New Delhi, 110012 India.

Journal of Food Science and Technology
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Assisted dryingEfficiency and controlFruits and vegetablesHeat pump

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