Electronic nose-based discrimination among spring onions grown on two different soils at three water-deficit stress levels

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 600, Issue , 2003, Pages 479-484

  Abbey, L ^a   Joyce, D C ^a   Aked, J ^a   Smith, B ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Clay; Flavour; Headspace volatiles; Sandy loam; Soil water potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144445240     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.600.71     Document Type: Conference Paper

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