Mini triploid watermelon cultigen evaluations for yield and quality, and marketing in the United States

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 731, Issue , 2007, Pages 171-181

  Schultheis, Jonathan R ^a   Thompson, W Bradford ^a   Jester, Wilfred R ^b   Hassell, Richard L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clemson Coastal Research and Education Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding; Cucurbit genetics; Watermelon quality

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 70349254092     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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