Effects of rootstocks on storage and shelf life of grafted watermelons

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 191-201

  Özdemir, Ahmet Erhan ^a   Çandir, Elif ^a   Yetişir, Halit ^b   Aras, Veysel ^c   Arslan, Ömer ^d   Baltaer, Özay ^a   Üstün, Durmuş ^a   Ünlü, Mustafa ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ALATA HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^d Agriculture County Dir   (Turkey)

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CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 85020039243     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: 1439040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5073/JABFQ.2016.089.024     Document Type: Article

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