Mealiness detection in apples using time resolved reflectance spectroscopy

Journal of Texture Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 439-458

  Valero, C ^a   Barreiro, P ^a   Ruiz Altisent, M ^a   Cubeddu, R ^b   Pifferi, A ^b   Taroni, P ^b   Torricelli, A ^b   Valentini, G ^b   Johnson, D ^c   Dover, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c East Mailing Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apple; Laser reflectance spectroscopy; Mealiness; Near infrared spectroscopy; Time resolved spectroscopy; Visible spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 27144436376     PISSN: 00224901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4603.2005.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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