Effect of Soil Water Deficit on Coloring and Carotene Formation in Fruits of Red, Pink, and Yellow Type Cherry Tomatoes

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 600-606

  Matsuzoe, Naotaka ^a   Zushi, Kazufumi ^a   Johjima, Tomio ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MINAMI KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotene; Fruit color; Fruit quality; Tomato; Water stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242462075     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.67.600     Document Type: Article

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