Nondestructive tests for measuring the firmness of guava fruit stored and treated with methyl jasmonate and calcium chloride

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1310-1315

  Barriga Téllez, Leslie Malleli ^a   Garnica Romo, Ma Guadalupe ^a   Aranda Sánchez, Jorge Isidro ^a   Correa, Gabriel Arroyo ^a   Bartolomé Camacho, María Carmen ^a   Martínez Flores, Héctor Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acoustic impact; Compression test; Ripening; Shelf life; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPACTS; COMPRESSION TESTS; RIPENING; SHELF LIFE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COMPRESSION TESTING; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FRUITS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; TEXTURES;

CALCIUM;

PSIDIUM;

EID: 79961225147     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02633.x     Document Type: Article

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