Variation in total phenolics and antioxidant capacity among European plum genotypes

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-246

  Rupasinghe, H P Vasantha ^a   Jayasankar, S ^b   Lay, W ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Breeding; Phenolics; Plum; Prunus

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BREEDING; FRUIT; GENOTYPE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 33646061647     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.01.020     Document Type: Article

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