Growth and physicochemical changes during the ripening of hybrid Torreon muskmelon fruits (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis Naud.);Crescimento e mudanças físico-químicas durante a maturação de frutos de meloeiro (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis Naud.) híbrido Torreon

Ciencia e Agrotecnologia

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 371-377

  Giehl, Ricardo Fabiano Hettwer ^a   Fagan, Evandro Binotto ^b   Eisermann, Ana Cristina ^a   Brackmann, Auri ^a   Medeiros, Sandro Petter ^a   Manfron, Paulo Augusto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Fruit quality; Growth

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. CANTALUPENSIS;

EID: 70350158338     PISSN: 14137054     EISSN: 19811829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-70542008000200004     Document Type: Article

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