A Study on the Influence of Tne Structural Chemical Constituents of the Skin of Water Melon (Citrullus Lanatus Sch.) Fruit on the Incidence of Its Blossom-End-Rot and Cracking
Year: 1975
Type: article
Abstract: The quantitative make-up of the structural chemical constituents, viz. alpha-cellulose, hemi-cellulose, lignin, pectin, silica and silica-free minerals of the skin of the fully ripened fruits of ten water melon varieties was studied. The loss of this fruit due to blossom-end-rot and cracking was also recorded. The incidence of cracking was less in the fruits which deposited more structural carbohydrates and lignin in their skin. The varieties, which contained more than 15 per cent soluble minerals in their skin, showed resistance to blossom-end-rot.
Source: Indian Journal of Horticulture
Authors: Rangil Singh, Jitender Kumar, K. S. Nandpuri
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2269340800