Effects of different rootstocks on aroma volatile compounds and carotenoid content of melon fruits

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 148, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-16

  Condurso, C ^a   Verzera, A ^a   Dima, G ^a   Tripodi, G ^a   Crino P ^b   Paratore, A ^c   Romano, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus; Fruit quality; Grafting; Volatile profile

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CULTIVATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FRUIT; GENOTYPE; GRAFTING; HARVESTING; HYBRID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ROOTSTOCK; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCURBITA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84867424980     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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