pepino dulce? or cachun (solanum muricatum ait) fruits. the fruit was harvested in ovalle (iv region, chile) at two maturity stages, m1 and m2, based in ground color and size. ma treatments were induced by the use of sealed polyethylene film bags with different gas permeability. then ...
A relatively simple program of clonal selection among segregating generations of materials from Chile resulted in the first pepino cultivars adapted to Mediterranean climates: ‘Sweet Long’ and ‘Sweet Round’, which were released in 1997 (Ruiz, Prohens & Nuez, 1997). These two cultivars have mo...
Pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait. -family Solanaceae) is a well-known fruit in countries like Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru (Jordan and Botti 1992). In Spanish-speaking countries the name is pepino dulce (sweet cucumber), but in most other countries the name pepino is used. It...
Postharvest Studies on Pepino Dulce (Solanum Muricatum Ait.): Maturity at Harvest and Storage Behavior. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 1996, 7, 129–136. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Contreras, C.; González-Agüero, M.; Defilippi, B.G. A Review of Pepino (Solanum Muricatum Aiton) Fruit: A...