Storage life and deterioration of intact cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus) fruit treated with 1-methylcyclopropene and fresh-cut cantaloupe prepared from fruit treated with 1-methylcyclopropene before processing

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 435-438

  Jeong, Jiwon ^a   Brecht, Jeffrey K ^a   Huber, Donald J ^a   Sargent, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Decay; Muskmelon; Physical properties; Ripening; Softening

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. CANTALUPENSIS;

EID: 41149093463     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.2.435     Document Type: Article

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