Chilling effect on soluble sugars, respiration rate, total phenolics, peroxidase activity and dormancy of onion bulbs;Efeito do resfriamento sobre açúcares solúveis, taxa de respiração, fenóis totais, atividade de peroxidase e dormência de bulbos de cebola

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-285

  Benkeblia, Noureddine ^a   Shiomi, Norio ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

O2 consumption; Peroxidase; Phenolics; Saccharides; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047244162     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162004000300007     Document Type: Article

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