Rheological basis of splitting in carrot storage roots

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 212-216

  Sorensen, Lis ^a   Harker, Frederick Roger ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

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

Author keywords

Daucus carota; Extensibility; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0033962717     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.2.212     Document Type: Article

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