Postharvest firmness changes as measured by acoustic and low-mass impact devices: a comparison of techniques

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-284

  De Ketelaere, Bart ^a   Howarth, M Scott ^b   Crezee, Leo ^c   Lammertyn, Jeroen ^a   Viaene, Karel ^a   Bulens, Inge ^a   De Baerdemaeker, Josse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Sinclair Systems International LLC   (United States)

^c HG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Firmness; Low mass impact; Non destructive

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33751087486     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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