Postharvest biology and technology of cucurbits.

摘要

This chapter reviews the postharvest biology and technology of edible cucurbits, i.e. watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), cucumber (Cucumis sativus), melon (Cucumis melo), squash and pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata and Cucurbita pepo), chayote (Sechium edule), wax gourd (Benincasa hispida), bitter melon (Momordica charantia), smooth luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca) and angled luffa (Luffa acutangula).