A simple model for rapid and nondestructive estimation of bell pepper fruit volume

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 509-511

  Ngouajio, Mathieu ^a   Kirk, William ^a   Goldy, Ronald ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Equation; Fruit shape; Water displacement; Yield prediction

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FRUIT CRACKING;

FRUITS;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0042629339     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.4.509     Document Type: Article

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