Estimates of mechanization effects on fresh blueberry quality

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  Brown, G K ^a,b   Schulte, N L ^c   Timm, E J ^c   Beaudry, R M ^d   Peterson, D L ^b   Hancock, J F ^d   Takeda, F ^b  

^a Florida Department of Citrus   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Michigan State University

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bruising; Cushion; Firmness; Mechanical harvesting; Postharvest; Sensing system; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CROPS; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSORS; TESTING;

BRUISING; CUSHION; DROP TEST; FIRMNESS; FRESH BLUEBERRY; MECHANICAL HARVESTING; POSTHARVEST; SHELF LIFE;

HARVESTING;

EID: 0029707496     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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