The Effect of Sulfur Fertilizer on Glucoraphanin Levels in Broccoli (B. oleracea L. var. italica) at Different Growth Stages

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2632-2639

  Rangkadilok, Nuchanart ^a   Nicolas, Marc E ^a   Bennett, Richard N ^b   Eagling, David R ^c   Premier, Robert R ^c   Taylor, Paul W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broccoli; Glucoraphanin; Gypsum; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; FERTILIZER; GLUCORAPHANIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BROCCOLI; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GENOTYPE; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PLANT TISSUE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

BRASSICA; CALCIUM SULFATE; FERTILIZERS; GLUCOSE; IMIDOESTERS; SEEDS; SULFUR;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 2342475892     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf030655u     Document Type: Article

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