Study of pomegranate ripening by dielectric spectroscopy

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 346-353

  Castro Giraldez M ^a   Fito, P J ^a   Ortola M D ^a   Balaguer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dielectric spectroscopy; Maturity index; Polyphenols; Pomegranate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882778006     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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