Inter-laboratory analysis of firmness and sensory texture of stored apples

International Agrophysics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-75

  Zdunek, A ^a   Cybulska, J ^a   Konopacka, D ^b   Rutkowski, K ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY AND FLORICULTURE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apple; Firmness; Postharvest; Sensory evaluation; Texture

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FRUIT;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 79952310250     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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