Marketable quality and phytonutrient concentrations of a novel hybrid muskmelon intended for the fresh-cut industry and its parental lines: Whole-fruit comparisons at harvest and following long-term storage at 1 or 5 °C

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-253

  Lester, Gene E ^a   Saftner, Robert A ^b  

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

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotene; 5 Methyltetrahydrofolate (folic acid); Ascorbic acid; Color; Cucumis melo; Fruit firmness; Malondialdehyde; Sugars; Sweetness

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 39049162374     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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