Lycopene and citrulline contents in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) fruit with different ploidy and changes during fruit development

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 871, Issue , 2010, Pages 543-550

  Liu, Wenge ^a   Zhao, Shengjie ^a   Cheng, Zhiqiang ^a   Wan, Xueshan ^a   Yan, Zhihong ^a   King, S R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrulline; Citrullus lanatus; Lycopene; Ploidy; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 78650863700     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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