Yield performance, quality characteristics and fruit storability of winter squash cultivars in sub-humid areas

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 330-335

  Iacuzzo, F ^a   Dalla Costa, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Conservation; Panel test; Pumpkin; Starch

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FRUIT; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; STARCH; SUGAR;

CUCURBITA MAXIMA; JUGLANS CINEREA;

EID: 60949088100     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.11.026     Document Type: Article

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