Three-dimensional pore space quantification of apple tissue using X-ray computed microtomography

Planta

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 559-570

  Mendoza, Fernando ^a   Verboven, Pieter ^a   Mebatsion, Hibru K ^a   Kerckhofs, Greet ^a   Wevers, Martine ^a   Nicolaï, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3D image processing; Apple; Medial axis analysis; Microstructure; Representative elementary volume; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

APPLE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; POROSITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALUS; POROSITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 34447118150     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0504-4     Document Type: Article

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