Response of 'Galia' muskmelons to irradiation as a quarantine treatment

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 118-120

  Lalaguna, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Decay; Heat treatment; Hot water dipping; Quality

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0031918075     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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