Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) fruit ripening and postharvest quality after a preharvest spray of aminoemoxyvinylglycine

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-62

  Shellie, Krista C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

1 aminocyclopropane 1 carboxy lic acid; ACC; AVG; Bacterial phytotoxin; Cantaloupe; Chlorosis; Ethylene; Firmness; Harvest uniformity; Maturity; Rhizobitoxine; Storage life

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0032858847     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(99)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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