Pigment distribution and total dissolved solids of selected cycles of table beet from a recurrent selection program for increased pigment

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 424-433

  Gaertner, Veronica L ^a   Goldman, Irwin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta vulgaris; Betacyanin; Betalain; Breeding; Red beet

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 18244398187     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.130.3.424     Document Type: Article

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