Mechanical stress distributions in cross-sections of cucumber cultivars during the fracture process

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-34

  Dan, Haruka ^a,b   Okuhara, Kazutake ^c   Kohyama, Kaoru ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Nitta Corporation   (Japan)

^c Takii Ibaraki Plant Breed Exp Stn   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cucumber; Cultivars; Fracture; Mechanical stress distribution; Multiple point sheet sensor

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 29244470812     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2291     Document Type: Article

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