Determining the mechanical properties of cherry tomato varieties for handling

KABAŞ Ö., OZMERZI A.

JOURNAL OF TEXTURE STUDIES, cilt.39, sa.3, ss.199-209, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1745-4603.2008.00137.x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF TEXTURE STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.199-209
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cherry tomato, damage, mechanical behavior, Poisson ratio, APPLES
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tomatoes, like other vegetables, are susceptible to different kinds of damage during and after harvest. Such damage is a major cause of quality loss in fruit. In order to reduce these losses, it is necessary to know the mechanical properties of the fruit. These mechanical properties of tomato were determined in terms of average rupture force, deformation energy, specific deformation and modulus of elasticity. Variance analysis was carried out on three tomato varieties, and the difference between the mean values was investigated by the least significant difference test. Mean values were represented with the standard error.