Effect of methyl jasmonate on properties of intact tomato fruit monitored with destructive and nondestructive tests

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1086-1095

  Baltazar, Arturo ^a   Espina Lucero, Javier ^a   Ramos Torres, Isidro ^a   González Aguilar, Gustavo ^b  

^a Division de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigacion   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Firmness; Impact acoustic technique; Ripening; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

COLOR; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

ACOUSTIC IMPACT; FIRMNESS; IMPACT ACOUSTIC TECHNIQUE;

FRUITS;

NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS; RIPENING; SENSITIVITY; TOMATOES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33846341065     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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