Provitamin A carotenoids, organic acids and ascorbic acid content of cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) ecotypes grown at two tropical altitudes

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 531, Issue , 2000, Pages 263-267

  Fischer, G ^a   Ebert, G ^b   Liidders, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Citric; Malic and tartaric acid; Temperature; carotene; carotene; cryptoxanthin

Indexed keywords

PHYSALIS; PHYSALIS PERUVIANA;

EID: 21144437295     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2000.531.43     Document Type: Conference Paper

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