Field Application of Chelated Calcium: Postharvest Effects on Cantaloupe and Honeydew Fruit Quality

HortTechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-38

  Lester, Gene E ^a   Grusak, Michael A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer taste preference; Cucumis melo; Soluble solids concentration

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0346343204     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.14.1.0029     Document Type: Article

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