Cost benefits analysis of in-field presorting for the apple industry

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  Mizushima, A ^a   Lu, R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; Economic analysis; Grading; In field presorting; Postharvest; Quality

Indexed keywords

APPLE; COST BENEFITS; COST SAVING; IN-FIELD; MACHINERY COSTS; MARKET NEEDS; MARKET REQUIREMENTS; POST-HARVEST STORAGE; POSTHARVEST; PRODUCT TRACEABILITY; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; QUALITY;

BINS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FRUITS; INDUSTRY; MACHINERY; QUALITY CONTROL;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 79951640916     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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