Distribution of Volatile Sulfur Compounds in an Interspecific Hybrid between Onion (Allium cepa L.) and Leek (Allium porrum L.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 5220-5224

  Schulz, H ^a,c   Kruger H ^a   Liebmann, J ^b   Peterka, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c Institute for Quality Analysis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discrimination analysis; GC analysis; Interspecific allium hybrid; Leek; Onion; Volatile aroma compounds

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM PORRUM;

EID: 0000174138     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9806208     Document Type: Article

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