Tetraploid muskmelon alters morphological characteristics and improves fruit quality

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 396-400

  Zhang, Wenqian ^a   Hao, Hui ^a   Ma, Leyuan ^a   Zhao, Cong ^a   Yu, Xiyan ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chloroplast ultrastructure; Cucumis melo; Flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; DICOTYLEDON; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERMPLASM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 77953134087     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.04.038     Document Type: Article

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