Empirical modelling of postharvest changes in the firmness of kiwifruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-220

  Benge, Jason R ^a   De Silva, H Nihal ^b   Banks, Nigel H ^a   Jeffery, Peter B ^a  

^a Institute of Food   (New Zealand)

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

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Flesh firmness; Prediction; Segmented models; Storage potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033911856     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(00)00091-0     Document Type: Article

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