Physicochemical characterisation of the postharvest senescence of the winter melon ‘Tendral’;Caractérisation physicochimique de la sénescence après récolte du melon d'hiver Tendral

Fruits

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-58

  Barreiro, Maria Da Graça ^a   Lidon, Fernando Cebola ^b   Pinto, Manuela ^a  

^a Estacao Agronomica Nacional   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

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EID: 84996136944     PISSN: 02481294     EISSN: 1625967X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/fruits:2001112     Document Type: Article

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