Development of texture in apple fruit - A biophysical perspective

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 636, Issue , 2004, Pages 473-479

  Volz, R K ^a   Harker, F R ^a   Hallet, I C ^a   Lang, A ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cortical cell morphology; Firmness; Malus H domestica Borkh.; Sensory

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442417525     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.636.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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