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Fig. 7.4.
(a) The relationship between onion skin stiffness (the force per unit area of
skin cross-section divided by the relative extension in length of the skin under the
force) and skin moisture content. (b) The relationship between burst pressure to
compressed air of discs of onion skin and the specific dry weight of skin (mg dry
weight/cm
2
of surface area) (from Hole
et al
., 2002. Courtesy of the
Journal of
Horticultural Science and Biotechnology
).
