Factors that affect tomato bruise development as a result of mechanical impact

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 260-270

  Van linden, Veerle ^a   Scheerlinck, Nico ^a   Desmet, Michèle ^a   De Baerdemaeker, Josse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bruise susceptibility; Impact; Impact specific models; Logistic regression; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Mechanical damage

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33751268162     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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