Evaluation of markers for the traceability of potato tubers grown in an organic versus conventional regime

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1330-1336

  Camin, Federica ^b   Moschella, Anna ^a   Miselli, Francesca ^a   Parisi, Bruno ^a   Versini, Giuseppe ^b   Ranalli, Paolo ^a   Bagnaresi, Paolo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Conventional farming; Dry matter; Organic farming; Potato tubers; Stable isotope analysis; Total proteins

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34248156306     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2853     Document Type: Article

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