Potential of near infrared spectroscopy for non-destructive estimation of soluble solids in watermelons

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 588, Issue , 2002, Pages 353-356

  Ito, H ^a   Morimoto, S ^b   Yamauchi, R ^b   Ippoushi, K ^a   Azuma, K ^a   Higashio, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KUBOTA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brix; Citrullus lanatus; Intact; Portable instrument

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649200705     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.588.57     Document Type: Conference Paper

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