Wounding of root or basal stalk prior to harvest affects pre-harvest antioxidant accumulation and tobacco-specific nitrosamine formation during air curing of burley tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-277

  Li, Q ^a   Krauss, M R ^a   Hempfling, W P ^a,b  

^a Philip Morris USA Research Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Nitrite scavengers; Secondary alkaloids; Tobacco; Tobacco specific nitrosamines; Wounding stress

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIOXIDANT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; HARVESTING; PRUNING; ROOT; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33746237563     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2006.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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