Development of sweet melon (Cucumis melo) genotypes combining high sucrose and organic acid content

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 537-540

  Burger, Yosef ^a   Sa'ar, Uzi ^a   Distelfeld, Asaph ^a   Katzir, Nurit ^a   Yeselson, Yelena ^a   Shen, Shmuel ^a   Schaffer, Arthur A ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Citric acid; Fruit quality; Malic acid; pH; Sugars

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0037532597     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.128.4.0537     Document Type: Article

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