Physicochemical characterization of hybrid honey dew muskmelon fruit (Cucumis melo L. var. inodorus Naud.) following maturation, abscission, and postharvest storage

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 126-129

  Lester, Gene ^a  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ATPase; Firmness; Lipoxygenase; Moisture content; Phospholipids; Plasma membrane; Soluble solids concentration; Sterols; Sugars; Volume

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0031984511     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.1.126     Document Type: Article

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