Application of Non-Destructive Portable Firmness Tester to Pears

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-163

  Sugiyama, Junichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Firmness; Monitoring; Non destructive testing; Pears

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0348238657     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.7.161     Document Type: Article

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