Sensory evaluation as a selection tool in apple breeding

Euphytica

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 79-90

  Hampson, C R ^a   Quamme, H A ^a   Hall, J W ^a   MacDonald, R A ^a   King, M C ^a   Cliff, M A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appearance; Flavour; Fruit quality; Malus x domestica; Methods; Texture

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AROMA; CULTIVAR; FLAVOR; PLANT BREEDING; SWEETNESS; TASTE; TEXTURE;

MALUS;

EID: 0034011080     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003769304778     Document Type: Article

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