Physical characteristics of mature green and ripe tomato fruit tissue of normal and firm genotypes

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 380-383

  Wann, E V ^a  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Fruit firmness; Fruit softening; Lycopersicon esculentum mill; Tissue strength; Tissue texture; Tomato quality

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0347434027     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.3.380     Document Type: Article

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