Analysis of the dynamic mechanical properties of apple tissue and relationships with the intracellular water status, gas distribution, histological properties and chemical composition

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-16

  Winisdorffer, Guillaume ^a,b   Musse, Maja ^a   Quellec, Stéphane ^a   Barbacci, Adelin ^b   Gall, Sophie Le ^b   Mariette, François ^a   Lahaye, Marc ^b  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Fruit; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microporosity; Multi exponential T2 relaxation

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84925267245     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2015.02.010     Document Type: Article

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