Changes in berry firmness of various grape cultivars on vines measured by nondestructive method before and after veraison

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-383

  Takahashi, Masahiro ^a   Taniwaki, Mitsuru ^a   Sakurai, Naoki ^a   Ueno, Toshihito ^b,c   Yakushiji, Hiroshi ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Yamanashi Fruit Tree Experimental Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Firmness; Grape berry; Nondestrucitve measurement; Ripening; Veraison

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE;

EID: 78649495861     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: 1882336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.79.377     Document Type: Article

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