Yield and Postharvest Quality of Cantaloupe Melons as Affected by Calcium Foliar Applications

The effect of pre-harvest foliar application of calcium on yield and postharvest quality of whole and fresh-cut cantaloupe melons was investigated. The calcium product (Nutrical®) was applied five times before harvest to a melon field at 2 quarts/acre with a volume of 50 gallons/acre. The supplement...

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Main Author: Fonseca, Jorge
Other Authors: Byrne, David N.
Language:en_US
Published: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/214999