Evaluation of peach and nectarine fruit quality and correlations between sensory and chemical attributes

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 2611-2616

  Colaric, Mateja ^a   Veberic, Robert ^a   Stampar, Franci ^a   Hudina, Metka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Correlations; Fruit quality; Nectarine; Organic acids; Peach; Sensory evaluation; Sugars

Indexed keywords

AURELIA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 29844439677     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2316     Document Type: Article

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