ISABB Journal of
Food and Agricultural Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGISTS AND BIOSCIENTISTS
  • Abbreviation: ISABB. J. Food and Agric. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1937-3244
  • DOI: 10.5897/ISABB-JFAS
  • Start Year: 2011
  • Published Articles: 38

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of solar dryers on drying and sensory properties of salted Tilapia filets, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Haftom Zebib
  • Haftom Zebib
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Abergelle Agricultural Research Center, Fishery and Other Aquatic Life Case Team,Abi-Adi, Ethiopia.
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Tsegay Teame
  • Tsegay Teame
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Abergelle Agricultural Research Center, Fishery and Other Aquatic Life Case Team,Abi-Adi, Ethiopia.
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Tesfay Meresa
  • Tesfay Meresa
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Abergelle Agricultural Research Center, Fishery and Other Aquatic Life Case Team,Abi-Adi, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 21 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 26 October 2017
  •  Published: 30 November 2017

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