Effect of fruit size, injury infliction techniques and post injury handling on rotting of Citrullus lanatus (Egusi - Melon) fruits for seed extraction

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Infliction of injury on the fruit of egusi seed melon is a prerequisite for the fruit rot to enable seed extraction. The effects of large, medium and small fruit sizes and three injury infliction techniques on egusi- melon fruits were evaluated to determine the best procedure to hasten rottening of the fruits prior to seed extraction. Large fruits tended to rot at a faster rate, but the small sized fruits completed rotting 2 days earlier than the large fruits which rotted about 10 days after inflicting injury on the fruits of melon. Method of inflicting injury significantly affected all the variables taken and clubbing was generally better than other methods in terms of depth of rot, rate of rot, cost of inflicting injury and damage to seeds. … celý popis

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Hlavní autor

Ojeifo I. M.

Další autoři

F. N. Emuh

Typ dokumentu

Články

Fyzický popis

3 il.

Publikováno v

Agricultura tropica et subtropica. -- ISSN 0231-5742. -- Roč. 42, č. 4 (2009), s. 198-200

Témata

CITRULLUS LANATUS

MELONS

DIMENSIONS

MECHANICAL DAMAGE

ROTS

SEEDS

SEED EXTRACTS

meloun vodní

melouny

rozměry

mechanické poškození

hniloby

semena

extrakty ze semen

více… méně…

Popis jednotky

1 obr., 2 tabulky

Bibliografie

Literatura na s. 200,