Determining the effects of vibration parameters and packaging method on mechanical damage in golden delicious apples

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 311-320

  Vursavuş, Kubilay ^a   Özgüven, Faruk ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apple; Mechanical damage; Packaging method; Transportation; Vertical vibration

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PACKAGING;

DAMAGES; FREQUENCY INTERVALS; VIBRATION ACCELERATION; VIBRATION FREQUENCY;

VIBRATION CONTROL;

FRUIT; PACKING;

ACCELERATION; PACKAGING; VIBRATION CONTROL;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 10244252698     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-0401-10     Document Type: Article

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