Effects of cultivar and rootstock on the antioxidant content and physical characters of clingstone peaches

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-39

  Drogoudi, Pavlina D ^a   Tsipouridis, Constantinos Gr ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Flesh color; Fruit and stone dimensions; Fruit weight; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COLOR; CULTIVAR; DECIDUOUS TREE; FRUIT; NUTRITION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; ROOTSTOCK; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 36049052368     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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