Direct quantitative indices for ripening of olive oil fruits to predict harvest time

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1202-1212

  Trapani, Serena ^a   Migliorini, Marzia ^b   Cherubini, Chiara ^b   Cecchi, Lorenzo ^b   Canuti, Valentina ^a   Fia, Giovanna ^a   Zanoni, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio Chimico Merceologico Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Harvesting time; Olive oil fruits; Phenolic compounds; Ripening indices; Sugar content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949580068     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201500317     Document Type: Article

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