Micromechanical behaviour of onion epidermal tissue

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-173

  Vanstreels, E ^a   Alamar, M C ^a   Verlinden, B E ^a   Enninghorst, A ^b   Loodts, J K A ^a   Tijskens, E ^a   Ramon, H ^a   Nicolai B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L.; Cell structural parameters; Elasticity modulus; Strength; Tensile test

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 22444437883     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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