Investigation of Microbial Contamination Level during Production of Baby Leafy Vegetables |
Lee, Eun-Sun
(Microbial Safety Team, Agro-Food Safety & Crop Protection Department, NAS, RDA)
Kwak, Min-Gyu (Microbial Safety Team, Agro-Food Safety & Crop Protection Department, NAS, RDA) Kim, Won-Il (Microbial Safety Team, Agro-Food Safety & Crop Protection Department, NAS, RDA) An, Hyun Mi (Microbial Safety Team, Agro-Food Safety & Crop Protection Department, NAS, RDA) Lee, Hyo-Sup (Chemical Safety Division, Agro-Food Safety and Crop Protection Department, NAS, RDA) Ryu, Song-Hee (Chemical Safety Division, Agro-Food Safety and Crop Protection Department, NAS, RDA) Kim, Hwang-Yong (Division for Korea Program on International Agriculture, Technology Cooperation Bureau, RDA) Ryu, Jae-Gee (Microbial Safety Team, Agro-Food Safety & Crop Protection Department, NAS, RDA) Kim, Se-Ri (Microbial Safety Team, Agro-Food Safety & Crop Protection Department, NAS, RDA) |
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