Comparison of devices for measuring cherry fruit firmness

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 723-727

  Mitcham, E J ^a   Clayton, M ^a   Biasi, W V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Maturity indices; Nondestructive; Prunus avium; Quality; Surface pit

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 0031949808     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.4.723     Document Type: Article

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