Compositional changes of Australia-grown Western Schley pecans [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch] during maturation

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 406-412

  Singanusong, Riantong ^a,c   Mason, Richard L ^a   D'Arcy, Bruce R ^a   Nottingham, Stephen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Australia; Composition; Harvest time; Maturity; Pecan; Western Schley

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BORON; CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; RAFFINOSE; SODIUM; SUCROSE; SULFUR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HARVEST INDEX; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOISTURE; PECAN; PLANT SEED;

AUSTRALIA; CARYA; LIPIDS; MINERALS; PLANT PROTEINS; RAFFINOSE; SEEDS; SUCROSE;

CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS;

EID: 0037438798     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf025869a     Document Type: Article

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