Influence of rootstocks on yield and fruit characteristics and quality of watermelon

Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 336-341

  Turhan, Ahmet ^a   Ozmen, Nese ^a   Kuscu, Hayrettin ^a   Serbeci, Mehmet Sitki ^a   Seniz, Vedat ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

grafted plant; lycopene; marketable yield; soluble solids; total sugar

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCURBITA;

EID: 84866074133     PISSN: 22113452     EISSN: 22113460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13580-012-0034-2     Document Type: Article

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