Impact of cold storage on glucosinolate levels in seed-sprouts of broccoli, rocket, white radish and kohl-rabi

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-178

  Force, Lesleigh E ^a,b   O'Hare, Timothy J ^a   Wong, Lung S ^a   Irving, Donald E ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brassicas; Cancer; Isothiocyanates; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 33947731318     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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