Comparative study of chemical and biochemical properties of different melon cultivars: Standard, hybrid, and grafted melons

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 9764-9769

  Kolayli, Sevgi ^a   Kara, Meryem ^b   Tezcan, Filiz ^c   Erim, F Bedia ^c   Sahin, Huseyin ^a   Ulusoy, Esra ^a   Aliyazicioglu, Rezzan ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Cucumis melo; grafted seedling; hybrid seed; muskmelon; organic acid; phenolics; sugars

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CUCUMIS MELO; GRAFTED SEEDLING; HYBRID SEED; MUSKMELON; PHENOLICS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CITRIC ACID; CULTIVATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTION; STANDARDS; SUGARS;

PHENOLS;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUCUMBER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PH;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CUCURBITACEAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHENOLS;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 77956239961     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf102408y     Document Type: Article

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