Quality changes in cantaloupe during growth, maturation, and in stored fresh-cut cubes prepared from fruit harvested at various maturities

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 720-728

  Beaulieu, John C ^a   Lea, Jeanne M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Firmness; Fructose; Gas chromatography; GC; Glucose; Maturity; Melon; Soluble solids; Sucrose; Texture; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 36649035739     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.132.5.720     Document Type: Article

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