Supplemental foliar potassium applications with or without a surfactant can enhance netted muskmelon quality

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 741-744

  Lester, Gene E ^a   Jifon, John L ^b   Makus, D J ^a  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Color; Cucumis melo L. (Reticulatus group); Firmness; Pressure potential; Soluble solids; Sugars; carotene

Indexed keywords

COLOR; POTASSIUM; SUGARS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

FIRMNESS; PRESSURE POTENTIAL; SOLUBLE SOLIDS; Β-CAROTENE;

FRUITS;

ASCORBIC ACID; COLOR; FRUITS; POTASSIUM; SUGARS; SURFACTANTS;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. CANTALUPENSIS;

EID: 33646462204     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.3.741     Document Type: Article

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