The effect of osmotic adjustment on the mechanical properties of potato parenchyma

Food Research International

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 481-488

  Scanlon, M G ^a   Pang, C H ^a   Biliaderis, C G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Longitudinal stiffness; Shear stiffness; Tuber storage; Turgor pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001148807     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0963-9969(96)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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