Genetic characterization of long shelf-life in honeydew (cucumis melo var. inodorus) melon

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 588, Issue , 2002, Pages 369-372

  Ezura, H ^a   Akashi, Y ^b   Kato, K ^b   Kuzuya, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Plant Biotechnology Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Ethylene production; Honeydew; Long shelf life; Vedrantais

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649169156     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.588.60     Document Type: Conference Paper

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