Use of laser-scattering imaging to study tomato-fruit quality in relation to acoustic and compression measurements

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 503-510

  Tu, Kang ^a,c   Jancsók, Pál ^a   Nicolaï, Bart ^b   De Baerdemaeker, Josse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Flanders Ctr for Post Harvest T   (Belgium)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colour; Firmness; Non contact and non destructive; Ripeness

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0034342109     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.2000.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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