Evaluation of grape flesh texture by an acoustic vibration method

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-309

  Iwatani, Shin ichiro ^a   Yakushiji, Hiroshi ^b   Mitani, Nobuhito ^b   Sakurai, Naoki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic vibration; Food texture; Grape; Piezoelectric sensor; Quality evaluation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 80053636764     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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