Quercetin content in stored onions (Allium cepa L): Effects of storage conditions, cultivar, lifting time and nitrogen fertiliser level

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1595-1602

  Mogren, Lars M ^a   Olsson, Marie E ^a   Gertsson, Ulla E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Cultivar; Lifting time; Nitrogen fertiliser; Onion; Quercetin glucoside; Size; Storage; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 34249785089     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2904     Document Type: Article

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