Evaluation of fruit tissue texture and internal disorders by laser Doppler detection

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-88

  Muramatsu, Noboru ^a   Sakurai, Naoki ^b   Wada, Naoki ^c   Yamamoto, Ryoichi ^d   Takahara, Toshio ^a   Ogata, Tatsushi ^a   Tanaka, Keiichi ^a   Asakura, Toshikazu ^a   Ishikawa Takano, Yuko ^a   Nevins, Donald J ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Mastushita Kotobuki Elec Indust L   (Japan)

^d TEZUKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; Ethylene; Fruit quality; Granulation; Japanese pear; Kiwifruit; Peach; Ripening; Vibration sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033012978     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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