Prediction of moisture loss across the cuticle of apple (Malus sylvestris subsp. mitis (Wallr.)) during storage Part 1. Model development and determination of diffusion coefficients

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-88

  Veraverbeke, Els A ^a   Verboven, Pieter ^a   Van Oostveldt, Patrick ^a   Nicolaï, Bart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apple; Cutin; Diffusion; Finite elements; Moisture loss; Wax

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0242409462     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(03)00083-8     Document Type: Article

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