Impact of potassium nutrition on postharvest fruit quality: Melon (Cucumis melo L) case study

Plant and Soil

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-131

  Lester, Gene E ^a   Jifon, John L ^b   Makus, Donald J ^a  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foliar application; Fruit; Human health; Marketability; Potassium fertilizers; Sugar; Vitamins; Yield

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POTASSIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUGAR; VITAMIN; YIELD RESPONSE;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 77956877624     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0227-3     Document Type: Review

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