A comprehensive evaluation of the interactions between produce elasticity and water status

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 250-257

  Landahl, S ^a   Herppich, W B ^b   Herold, B ^b   Geyer, M ^b   De Baerdemaeker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic impulse response; Elastic modulus; Firmness; Non destructive; Quasi static compression; Radish; Texture; Turgor; Volumetric modulus; Water potential

Indexed keywords

RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 13844257146     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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