Determination of optimum ripeness for edibility of postharvest melons using nondestructive vibration

Food Research International

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-141

  Taniwaki, Mitsuru ^a   Takahashi, Masahiro ^a   Sakurai, Naoki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fruit ripening; Laser Doppler vibrometer; Melon; Nondestructive measurement; Postharvest quality; Vibration technique

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFIERS; DOPPLER EFFECT; FRUIT JUICES; FRUITS; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; LASERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONANCE;

FRUIT RIPENING; LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETER; MELON; NONDESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT; POSTHARVEST QUALITY; VIBRATION TECHNIQUE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 58149217888     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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