Relationship between the occurrence of bitter cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cv. Kagafutokyuri) and total nitrogen, nitrate-N, amino acid-N and protein contents in the leaf and peel

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 438-442

  Kano, Y ^a   Goto, H ^a   Fukuda, H ^a   Ishimoto, K ^a  

^a Ishikawa Agricultural College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Bitter line; Bitterness; Cucumis sativus L. cv. Kagafutokyuri; Cucurbitacin C; Nitrogenous fertilizer; Protein

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BITTERNESS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTIVAR; GENETIC LINE; HORTICULTURE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; PEEL; PLANT ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0034914292     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.70.438     Document Type: Article

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