Time-resolved Reflectance Spectroscopy as a management tool in the fruit supply chain: an export trial with nectarines

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 360-363

  Eccher Zerbini, P ^a   Vanoli, M ^a   Rizzolo, A ^a   Jacob, S ^a   Torricelli, A ^b   Spinelli, L ^b   Schouten, R E ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; REFLECTION; SPECTROSCOPY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; KINETIC MODELING; MANAGEMENT TOOL; MATURITY STAGES; NETHERLANDS; READY-TO-EAT; SHIFT FACTORS; TIME-RESOLVED REFLECTANCE;

FRUITS;

PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 60649095532     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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