Mechanical behaviour of apples, and damage during sorting and packaging

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 273-279

  Ragni, L ^a   Berardinelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 2342569421     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.2000.0609     Document Type: Article

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