Correlation Between Lab Color Space Values and Carotenoid Content in Pumpkins and Squash (Cucurbita spp.)

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 633-637

  Itle, Rachel A ^a   Kabelka, Eileen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

colorimetry; Cucurbita moschata; Cucurbita pepo; Flesh color; HPLC; Nutritional quality

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; CUCURBITA PEPO;

EID: 67650786993     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.3.633     Document Type: Article

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