Effect of cutting and storage on sensory traits of cantaloupe melon cultivars with extended postharvest shelf life

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 702-708

  Lamikanra, Olusola ^a   Juaraez, Benito ^b   Watson, Michael A ^a   Richard, Olga A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Seminis Vegetable Seeds   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Fruit; Muskmelon; Pectinase; Polygalacturonase; Shelf life; Volatile aroma compounds

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0038029727     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1337     Document Type: Article

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