Production of ascorbic acid enriched vegetables: Absorption of an L-ascorbic acid solution and the effect of storage temperature on the foliar exogenous ascorbic acid content

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 681-686

  Inoue, K ^a   Oyama, N ^a   Kondo, S ^a   Hayata, Y ^a   Yokota, H ^a  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID;

ALLIUM FISTULOSUM; LACTUCA SATIVA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0031783574     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1998.11511033     Document Type: Article

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