Antioxidant phytochemicals in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-5

  Singh, Jagdish ^a   Rai, G K ^a   Upadhyay, A K ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Singh, K P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotene; Fruit quality; Lycopersicon esculentum; Phenolics; Tomato; TSS; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 2342591261     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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