Maturity assessment at harvest and prediction of softening in a late maturing nectarine cultivar after cold storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Zerbini, P Eccher ^a   Vanoli, M ^b,c   Lovati, F ^b   Spinelli, L ^e   Torricelli, A ^c   Rizzolo, A ^b   Lurie, S ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^e IFN CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Firmness; Kinetic model; Maturity; Nondestructive measurement; Prunus persica; Ripening; TRS; Woolliness

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 80053635582     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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