Effects of environmental factors and agricultural techniques on antioxidant content of tomatoes

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 369-382

  Dumas, Yvon ^a   Dadomo, Mario ^b   Di Lucca, Giuseppe ^b   Grolier, Pascal ^c  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^b Azienda Agraria Sperimentale Stuard ^*  (Italy)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Carotene; Crop management; Fertilization; Fruit; Growth regulators; Irrigation; Light; Lycopene; Lycopersicon esculentum; Mineral nutrition; Phenolic compounds; Ripening stage; Temperature; Tomato; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; Water

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0037380584     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1370     Document Type: Review

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