Chlorophyll fluorescence as a tool for non-destructive estimation of anthocyanins and total flavonoids in apples

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-163

  Hagen, Sidsel Fiskaa ^a,b   Solhaug, Knut Asbjørn ^b   Bengtsson, Gunnar B ^a   Borge, Grethe Iren A ^a   Bilger, Wolfgang ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidermal transmission; Flavonols; Malus domestica; Polyphenols; UV radiation; UV screening

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33745934908     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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