Assessment of objective texture measurements for characterising and predicting the sensory quality of squash (Cucurbita maxima)

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-379

  Corrigan, Virginia K ^a   Hedderley, Duncan I ^a   Hurst, Paul L ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Buttercup squash; Cucurbita maxima; Sensory quality; Sweetness; Texture; Winter squash

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CULTIVAR; FRUIT; SUGAR; TEXTURE; VINE;

CUCURBITA MAXIMA; RANUNCULUS;

EID: 33846391570     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2006.9514428     Document Type: Article

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