Instrumental and sensory evaluation of eating quality of peaches and nectarines

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 97-102

  di Miceli, C ^a   Infante, R ^b   Inglese, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Firmness; Panel; Prunus persica L.; Prunus persica L. var. nucipersica; Ripening stage

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 77953515174     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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