Effects of γ irradiation, temperature and storage time on the status of the glucose, fructose and sucrose in onion bulbs Allium cepa L

International Agrophysics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Benkeblia, N ^a,b   Varoquaux, P ^b  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UMR A 408 INRA University of Avignon   (France)

Author keywords

Fructose; Glucose; Ionisation; Storage; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0037728964     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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