Application of 1-methylcyclopropene, calcium chloride and calcium amino acid chelate on fresh-cut cantaloupe muskmelon

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 569-574

  Machado, Francisca Ligia De Castro ^a   Alves, Ricardo Elesbão ^b   Figueiredo, Raimundo Wilane ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI ÁRIDO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA TROPICAL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Firmness; Quality; Shelf life; Storage

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 46249113044     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: 16783921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-204X2008000500003     Document Type: Article

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