Application of agglomerative hierarchical clustering to identify consumer tomato preferences: Influence of physicochemical and sensory characteristics on consumer response

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 493-499

  Serrano Megías, Marta ^a   López Nicolás, Jose Manuel ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Agglomerative hierarchical clustering; Flavour; Principal component analysis; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 32944457325     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2392     Document Type: Article

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