Influences of organic fertilization, high tunnel environment, and postharvest storage on phenolic compounds in lettuce

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-76

  Zhao, Xin ^a   Carey, Edward E ^a   Young, Janice E ^a   Wang, Weiqun ^a   Iwamoto, Takeo ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorogenic acid; Conventional fertilization; Cultivar; Green romairie; Lactuca sativa; Open field; Quercetin glycosides; Red loose leaf; Season; Total phenolic concentration

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS;

CONVENTIONAL FERTILIZATION; GREEN ROMAIRIE; LACTUCA SATIVA; OPEN FIELDS; QUERCETIN GLYCOSIDES; RED LOOSE LEAF; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONCENTRATION;

FERTILIZERS;

FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 33846821721     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.1.71     Document Type: Article

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