Simultaneous selection is effective in increasing betalain pigment concentration but not total dissolved solids in red beet

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-26

  Goldman, I L ^a   Eagen, K A ^a   Breitbach, D N ^a   Gabelman, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Betacyanin; Betaxanthin; Recurrent selection

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS;

EID: 0030028975     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.1.23     Document Type: Article

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