Prediction ability of firmness decay models of nectarines based on the biological shift factor measured by time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-140

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

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c IFN CNR   (Italy)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Firmness; Fruit grading; Modelling; Non destructive measurement

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 70349178431     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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