Changes in lipids and electrolyte leakage during nonnetted muskmelon ripening

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 554-558

  Lacan, Dominique ^a   Baccou, J C ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Lipids; Muskmelon; Permeability; Respiration; Ripening

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO; MELO;

EID: 0000603854     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.3.554     Document Type: Article

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