Does 'acoustic firmness' relate to sensory perception of apple texture?

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 1395-1402

  Johnson, D S ^a   Dover, C J ^b  

^a East Mailing Research   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malus x domestica; Non destructive; Penetrometer; Storage; Turgor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749252647     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.187     Document Type: Conference Paper

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