Mechanical behaviour and quality traits of highbush blueberry during postharvest storage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 989-992

  Chiabrando, Valentina ^a   Giacalone, Giovanna ^a   Rolle, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bluecrop; Coville; Durofel index; Shelf life; Texture profile analysis

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 63849292179     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3544     Document Type: Article

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