Co-Authors:
Mizrach, A., Institute of Agricultural Eng., A.R.O., The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel
Rosenhouse, G., Institute of Agricultural Eng., A.R.O., The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel
Abstract:
Maturity determination of fruits before picking, and subsequent quality evaluation, are important issues for the industry. As such, a device based on the use of ultrasonic waves transmitted through the peel and the flesh of a whole fruit is patented and used in several studies. This paper describes a non-destructive ultrasonic measurement system that is developed to test the maturity, firmness and other quality-related properties of avocado and mango fruits.