Compost as a Soil Supplement Increases the Level of Antioxidant Compounds and Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity in Strawberries

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 6844-6850

  Wang, Shiow Y ^a   Lin, Hsin Shan ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Compost; Flavonoids; Free radical; Fruit; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; FERTILIZER; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXYGEN; OXYGEN RADICAL; PEROXY RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTIVAR; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILITY; STRAWBERRY;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; FERTILIZERS; FLAVONOIDS; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PEROXIDES; PHENOLS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SOIL; SUPEROXIDES;

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 0242331106     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf030196x     Document Type: Article

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