Quality parameters of triploid watermelons

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-10-1997

Abstract

Quality parameters of triploid watermelons [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai] were evaluated over two seasons. Fruit rind thickness, incidence of hollow heart, seed maturity, soluble solids concentration, pH, titratable acidity, and juice color varied with cultivar and year. There was a wide range in the concentration of fructose, glucose, sucrose, calculated sweetness, and total sugars among cultivars. There was no difference in yield, but fruit number and mean fruit weight varied with cultivar. Among the red-fleshed cultivars evaluated in both years, ‘Laurel’ (high sugar content), ‘Jupiter’ (lack of hollow heart and mature seeds), and ‘Crimson Jewel’ (desirable internal color) had the best internal fruit characteristics. © 1996 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Vegetable Crop Production

First Page

3

Last Page

14

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