Postharvest flux and genotype x environment effects for onion-induced antiplatelet activity, pungency, and soluble solids in long-day onion during postharvest cold storage

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 366-372

  Debaene, J E P ^a,b   Goldman, I L ^a   Yandell, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Antiplatelet; Antithrombotic; Functional food

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0033019752     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.124.4.366     Document Type: Article

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