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International Journal of Agronomy
Volume 2012, Article ID 287608, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/287608
Research Article

The Effect of Microwave Radiation on Prickly Paddy Melon (Cucumis myriocarpus)

Graham Brodie, Carmel Ryan, and Carmel Lancaster

Melbourne School of Land and Environment, Dookie Campus, University of Melbourne, Nalinga Road, Dookie, VIC 3647, Australia

Received 27 June 2011; Accepted 5 September 2011

Academic Editor: David Clay

Copyright © 2012 Graham Brodie et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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