Turgor and temperature effect on fracture properties of potato tuber (Solanum tuberosum cv. Irga)

International Agrophysics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-97

  Zdunek, A ^a   Gancarz, M ^a   Cybulska, J ^a   Ranachowski, Z ^b   Zgorska K ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

^c PLANT BREEDING AND ACCLIMATIZATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Fracture; Potato; SENB; Temperature; Texture; TPA; Turgor

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; POTATO; RUPTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEXTURE; TUBER;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 42249084201     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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