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Firmness

Firmness is a measurable physiological property of fruit texture that belongs to the class of qualitative attributes assessed during ripening management, differentiating itself by quantifying the resistance of fruit tissue to deformation under applied force.

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Calcium-Related Physiological Disorders of Plants

F. Bangerth · Annual Review of Phytopathology · 1979 · 510 citations

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Classification of Capsular Contracture after Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction

Scott L. Spear, James L. Baker · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1995 · 474 citations

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A Reevaluation of the Key Factors That Influence Tomato Fruit Softening and Integrity

Montserrat Saladié, Antonio J. Matas, ‎Tal Isaacson et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 2007 · 405 citations · Full text

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Firmness, dry-matter and soluble-solids assessment of postharvest kiwifruit by NIR spectroscopy

Andrew McGlone, Sumio Kawano · Postharvest Biology and Technology · 1998 · 380 citations

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Non-destructive measurement of acidity, soluble solids and firmness of Satsuma mandarin using Vis/NIR-spectroscopy techniques

Antihus Hernández Gómez, Yong He, Annia García Pereira · Journal of Food Engineering · 2005 · 366 citations

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  1. RL
    Renfu Lu

    Michigan State University, United States

    29 publications · 2.8K citations

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    Marı́a Serrano

    Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx, Spain

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. SR
    S. R. Drake

    Tree Fruit Research Laboratory, United States

    24 publications · 758 citations

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  4. JD
    Josse De Baerdemaeker

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    17 publications · 735 citations

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  5. FR
    F. Roger Harker

    Plant & Food Research, New Zealand

    15 publications · 1.2K citations

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  1. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    43 h-index

    220 publications

    11K citations

  2. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    34 h-index

    188 publications

    14.1K citations

  3. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    31 h-index

    116 publications

    5.9K citations

  4. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    28 h-index

    199 publications

    10.7K citations

  5. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    27 h-index

    110 publications

    7.9K citations

  6. Plant & Food Research

    Auckland, New Zealand

    26 h-index

    127 publications

    7.2K citations

  7. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    26 h-index

    150 publications

    5.1K citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    26 h-index

    128 publications

    10.4K citations

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  1. Journal of Food Science

    JFS · 180 publications · 9.5K citations

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  2. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    132 publications · 6K citations

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  3. Postharvest Biology and Technology

    91 publications · 6.7K citations

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  5. HortScience

    151 publications · 5K citations

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