Mechanical properties of lettuce

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 3553-3559

  Toole, G A ^a   Parker, M L ^a   Smith, A C ^a   Waldron, K W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

FRACTURE PROPERTIES; LETTUCE; NOTCH SENSITIVITY; VEIN ORIENTATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

EID: 0034224973     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004809428967     Document Type: Article

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