Firmness changes of pear fruit before and after harvest with the acoustic impulse response technique

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-191

  De Belie, N ^a   Schotte, S ^a   Lammertyn, J ^a   Nicolai, B ^a   De Baerdemaeker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0012415859     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.2000.0592     Document Type: Article

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