Correlating optical maturity indices and firmness in stored 'Braeburn' and 'Cripps Pink' apples

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1012, Issue , 2013, Pages 1173-1180

  Zanella, A ^a   Vanoli, M ^b,c   Rizzolo, A ^b   Grassi, M ^b   Eccher Zerbini, P ^d   Cubeddu, R ^c   Torricelli, A ^c   Spinelli, L ^e  

^a Laimburg Research Centre   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e IFN CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apples; Firmness; IAD; NDVI; Non destructive methods; a670

Indexed keywords

LYCORIS SQUAMIGERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; OENOTHERA SPECIOSA;

EID: 84889063523     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1012.158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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