The image analysis, tools for measuring quality criteria of apples by characterization of its cellular structure

Asian Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 286-296

  Ouattara, S ^a   Loum, G ^a   Clement, A ^b  

^a Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b Institut Universitaire de Technologie   (France)

Author keywords

3D compact histogram; Apple texture; Cell surface; Cell wall surface; Cell wall thickness; Color images; Cuticle thickness; Firmness; Interpolation; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 83655184288     PISSN: 19963343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajaps.2011.286.296     Document Type: Article

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