Application of Microwave Return Loss for sensing Internal Quality of Peaches

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-539

  Lleo L ^a   Ruiz Altisent, M ^b   Hernandez N ^b   Gutierrez P ^b  

^a Ciudad Universitaria   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; COLD STORAGE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HARVESTING; MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

DRY COLD TREATMENTS; FIRMNESS; MICROWAVE RETURN LOSS; PEACHES;

FRUITS;

ACIDITY; COLD STORAGE; FRUITS; HARVESTING; MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE CONTENT; SUGAR;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 33947308136     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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