Acetaldehyde, ethanol, and carbohydrate concentrations in developing muskmelon fruit (Cucumis melo L. cv. Andesu) are affected by short-term shading

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 992-994

  Nishizawa, Takashi ^a   Taira, Satoshi ^a   Nakanishi, Masanori ^b   Ito, Masanori ^b   Togashi, Masahiro ^b   Motomura, Yoshie ^c  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yamagata Sand Dune Agricultural Experimental Station   (Japan)

^c HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Sucrose; Water soaked symptom; Watercore

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0031792108     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.6.992     Document Type: Article

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