Watermelons and health

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 731, Issue , 2007, Pages 121-127

  Perkins Veazie, Penelope ^a   Collins, Julie K ^a   Clevidence, Beverly ^b   Wu, Guoyao ^c  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carotenoids; Citrullus lanatus; Clinical trial; Shelf life; Triploid melon

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 70449380766     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.731.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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