Humidity and mechanical properties of onion skins

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-237

  Hole, C C ^a   Drew, R L K ^a   Gray, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulb; Failure strain; Failure stress; Humidity; Mechanics; Onion; Quality; Skin; Stiffness; Strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033941997     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(00)00107-1     Document Type: Article

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