Visualization of planar stress distributions in cucumber cultivars using a multiple-point sheet sensor

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1091-1096

  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; Mechanical and geometrical properties; Multiple point sheet sensor; Stress distribution

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 3242890703     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1788     Document Type: Article

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