Seasonal variation in glucosinolate content in Brassica oleracea crops grown in northwestern Spain

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 403-410

  Cartea, María Elena ^a   Velasco, Pablo ^a   Obregón, Sara ^b   Padilla, Guillermo ^a   de Haro, Antonio ^b  

^a MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea; Cabbage; Glucosinolates; Kale; Sinigrin; Tronchuda cabbage

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSINOLATE;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; CROP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SEASON; SPAIN;

BRASSICA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GLUCOSINOLATES; SEASONS; SPAIN;

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA COSTATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LAKE VICTORIA MARBURGVIRUS;

EID: 37549017275     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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