Postharvest Ascorbate Metabolism in Two Cultivars of Spinach Differing in Their Senescence Rates

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 930-935

  Hodges, D Mark ^a   Forney, Charles F ^a  

^a Agriculture and Agri Food Canada Kentville   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative stress; Postharvest; Storage quality; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0242276369     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.128.6.0930     Document Type: Article

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