• closedAccess   Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumismelo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding 

      Esteras, Cristina; Rambla, José L.; Sánchez, Gerardo; López-Gresa, María Pilar; González-Mas, M. Carmen; Fernández-Trujillo, Juan Pablo; Bellés, José María; Granell, Antonio; Picó, María Belén Wiley (2018-03)
      BACKGROUND: Aroma profile and carotenoids content of melon flesh are two important aspects influencing the quality of this fruit that have been characterized using only selected genotypes. However, the extant variability ...
    • openAccess   Fruit quality assessment of watermelons grafted onto citron melon rootstock 

      Fredes Sivoplás, Alejandro David; Roselló, Salvador; Beltran Arandes, Joaquin; Cebolla-Cornejo, Jaime; Pérez de Castro, Ana; Gisbert, Patricia; Picó, María Belén Society of Chemical Industry (2016-07-20)
      BACKGROUND: The grafting of watermelons (Citrullus lanatus) is a common technique that increases yield under stressful soil conditions. The most common rootstocks for watermelons are Cucurbita hybrids. However, they often ...
    • openAccess   Melon Genetic Resources Characterization for Rind Volatile Profile 

      Esteras, Cristina; Rambla, José L.; Sánchez, Gerardo; Granell, Antonio; Picó, María Belén MDPI (2020-10-06)
      A melon core collection was analyzed for rind volatile compounds as, despite the fact that they are scarcely studied, these compounds play an important role in consumer preferences. Gas chromatography coupled to mass ...
    • openAccess   Spanish Melon Landraces: Revealing Useful Diversity by Genomic, Morphological, and Metabolomic Analysis 

      Beltran Arandes, Joaquin; Roselló, Salvador; Flores-León, Alejandro; Peréz Moro, Clara; Cebolla-Cornejo, Jaime; Picó, María Belén; Martí, Raúl MDPI (2022-06-28)
      Spain is a secondary centre of the diversification of the melon (Cucumis melo L.), with high diversity represented in highly appreciated landraces belonging to the Flexuosus and Ibericus groups. A collection of 47 ...