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Use of essential oils in food preservation

@inproceedings{Laranjo2017UseOE,
  title={Use of essential oils in food preservation},
  author={Marta Laranjo and A. M. Fern{\'a}ndez-L{\'e}on and Maria Eduarda Potes and Ana Cristina Agulheiro-Santos and Miguel Elias},
  year={2017}
}
M. Laranjo, A. M. Fernández-Léon, M. E. Potes, A. C. Agulheiro-Santos and M. Elias 1 ICAAM-Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal 2 IIFA-Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal 3 Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal 4 Departamento de Fitotecnia, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal… 
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