Differences in onion pungency due to cultivars, growth environment, and bulb sizes

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-149

  Yoo, Kil Sun ^a   Pike, Leonard ^a   Crosby, Kevin ^a   Jones, Rick ^b   Leskovar, Daniel ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seminis Vegetable Seeds   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L.; Breeding; Flavor; Pungency; Pyruvic acid

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; PLANT;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 33748414243     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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