X-ray CT imaging and quality detection of peach at different physiological maturity

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 435-441

  Barcelon, E G ^a   Tojo, S ^a   Watanabe, K ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Peach; Physiological maturity; Quality; X ray

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; FRUITS; MOISTURE; PH EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLUBILITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

PEACH; PHYSIOLOGICAL MATURITY; QUALITY DETECTION; TITRATABLE ACIDITY; X RAY COMPUTERIZED IMAGING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033390149     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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