Non-invasive assessment of pineapple and mango fruit quality using near infra-red spectroscopy

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-263

  Guthrie, J ^a   Walsh, K ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 0030760150     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA96026     Document Type: Article

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