Non-destructive analyses of apple quality parameters by means of laser-induced light backscattering imaging

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-222

  Qing, Zhaoshen ^a,b   Ji, Baoping ^a   Zude, Manuela ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apple; Firmness; Fruit development; Imaging; Laser; Non destructive; Scattering; SSC

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 39149123807     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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