Cultivar variation in physicochemical and antioxidant activity of Alabama-grown blackberries

Small Fruits Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 57-71

  Thomas, Raymond H ^a   Woods, Floyd M ^a   Dozier, William A ^a   Ebel, Robert C ^a   Nesbitt, Monte ^a   Wilkins, Bryan ^a   Himelrick, David G ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant activity; Ascorbic acid; Blackberries; Physicochemical; Rubus

Indexed keywords

RUBUS;

EID: 13544276314     PISSN: 15228851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J301v04n02_07     Document Type: Article

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