Quality comparison of hydroponic tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) ripened on and off vine

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 545-548

  Arias, R ^a   Lee, T C ^a   Specca, D ^b   Janes, H ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Burlington County Research and Demonstration Greenhouse   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroponics; Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Laura; Quality; Ripening; Tomatoes; Vine

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROPONICS; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NON-NASA CENTER; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PH; SPACE FLIGHT; TOMATO;

NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NON-NASA CENTER;

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPONICS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SPACECRAFT;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0034086652     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2000.tb16045.x     Document Type: Article

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