An approach towards rapid optical measurements of antioxidant activity in blueberry cultivars

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-39

  Remberg, Siv F ^a   Wold, Anne Berit ^a   Kvaal, Knut ^a   Appelgren, Maigull ^a   Haffner, Karin ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOASSAY; CULTIVAR; FRUIT; OPTICAL METHOD; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PIGMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 33744974284     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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