Antioxidant capacity and flavonoid content in wild strawberries

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 629-637

  Wang, Shiow Y ^a   Lewers, Kim S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Fragaria; Free radicals; Genotypes; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA CHILOENSIS; FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 36649031870     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.132.5.629     Document Type: Article

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