Characterization of six varieties of Cucumis melo L. based on morphological and physiological characters, including shelf-life of fruit

Euphytica

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-313

  Liu, Li ^a   Kakihara, Fumika ^a   Kato, Masahiro ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo L.; Principal component analysis; Shelf life; Varietal difference

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 1342268879     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EUPH.0000013330.66819.6f     Document Type: Article

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