Antioxidant content and ascorbate metabolism in cherry tomato exocarp in relation to temperature and solar radiation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1545-1551

  Rosales, Miguel A ^a   Ruiz, Juan M ^a   Hernández, Joaquín ^b   Soriano, Teresa ^c   Castilla, Nicolás ^c   Romero, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbate; Cherry tomato; Exocarp; Lipid peroxidation; Solar radiation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM VAR. CERASIFORME; SOLANUM;

EID: 33746127334     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2546     Document Type: Article

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