Study of apple fruit quality based on the analysis of laser scattering image

International Agrophysics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 141-147

  Tu, K ^a   Jancsok, P ^a   Nicolai, B ^a   De Baerdemaeker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apple; Firmness measurement; Laser scattering image

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042905583     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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