Changes in esters, alcohols and acetaldehyde in two cultivars of charentais melon as influenced by harvest date and storage

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-88

  Alsmeirat, N ^a   El Assi, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Aroma volatiles; Cucumis melo; Esters; Harvest date; Ripening stage

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 77953201624     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2010.81.88     Document Type: Article

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