Effect of fruit maturation on sugar and organic acid composition in two blueberries (Vaccinium arctostaphylos and V. myrtillus) native to Turkey

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-141

  Ayaz, F A ^a   Kadioglu, A ^a   Bertoft, E ^b   Acar, C ^a   Turna, I ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blueberry; Fruit maturity; Organic acid; Sugar; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CITRIC ACID; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FRUCTOSE; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; GLUCOSE; INOSITOL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATURATION; QUINIC ACID; SUGAR ACID; TURKEY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRUIT;

VACCINIUM ARCTOSTAPHYLOS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0034838190     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2001.9514171     Document Type: Article

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