Peel gloss as a potential indicator of banana ripeness

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Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-294

  Ward, G ^a   Nussinovitch, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0030140588     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1996.0043     Document Type: Article

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