Nondestructive evaluation of internal maturity of tomatoes using spatially offset Raman spectroscopy

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-31

  Qin, Jianwei ^a   Chao, Kuanglin ^a   Kim, Moon S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Internal maturity; Lycopene; Raman spectroscopy; Subsurface detection; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84861009420     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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