Ethylene changes during development and ripening of fruit with reference to variety of Cucumis melo L.

Breeding Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-300

  Liu, Li ^a   Kakihara, Fumika ^a   Kato, Masahiro ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Ethylene; Ripening; Shelf life; Variety

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 4644237838     PISSN: 13447610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.54.297     Document Type: Article

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