Use of tactile and visual cues in consumer judgments of apple ripeness

Journal of Sensory Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-132

  Richardson Harman, N ^a   Phelps, T ^a   McDermott, S ^a   Gunson, A ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

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MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0032383313     PISSN: 08878250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-459X.1998.tb00078.x     Document Type: Article

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