Physico-mechanical properties of potato tubers during cold storage

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Bentini, M ^a   Caprara, C ^a   Martelli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSION TESTING; ELASTIC MODULI; HUMIDITY CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CYLINDRICAL SPECIMENS; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POTATO TUBERS; QUASI-STATIC COMPRESSION; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STORAGE CONDITION; STORAGE TIME EFFECTS;

FOOD STORAGE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 68349088012     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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