Antioxidant capacity of leafy vegetables as affected by high tunnel environment, fertilisation and growth stage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2692-2699

  Zhao, Xin ^a,b   Iwamoto, Takeo ^a   Carey, Edward E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conventional; Lettuce; Organic; Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC); Pac choi; Spinach

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 35648936540     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3032     Document Type: Article

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