Sensory characteristics, quality and optical properties measured by time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy in stored apples

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Rizzolo, A ^a   Vanoli, M ^a,b   Spinelli, L ^c   Torricelli, A ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c IFN CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apples; Models; Sensory profiles; Time resolved reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954762635     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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