Variation of carotenoid, sugar, and ascorbic acid concentrations in watermelon genotypes and genetic analysis

Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 552-560

  Yoo, Kil Sun ^a   Bang, Haejeen ^a   Lee, Eun Jin ^a   Crosby, Kevin ^a   Patil, Bhimanagouda S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

flesh color; season

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 84872303764     PISSN: 22113452     EISSN: 22113460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13580-012-0014-6     Document Type: Article

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