Some quality properties of three sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars during shelf life

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 391-399

  Unal, H ^a   Akbudak, B ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Decay ratio; Firmness; Shelf life; Stems rupture force; Sweet cherries; Tensile strength; Total soluble solids

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 57149087107     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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