Winter squash (Cucurbita maxima) texture: Sensory, chemical, and physical measures

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 111-124

  Corrigan, Virginia K ^a   Hurst, Paul L ^a   Potter, J Fred ^b  

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

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Buttercup squash; Sensory; Texture; Winter squash

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; CULTIVAR; DRY MATTER; GENETIC CORRELATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; POSTHARVEST PERIOD;

CULTIVAR;

CUCURBITA MAXIMA;

EID: 0034822849     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2001.9514169     Document Type: Article

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