Comparative evaluation of flavonoid content in assessing quality of wild and cultivated vegetables for human consumption

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 294-304

  Spina, Michele ^a   Cuccioloni, Massimiliano ^a   Sparapani, Luca ^a   Acciarri, Stefano ^b   Eleuteri, Anna Maria ^a   Fioretti, Evandro ^a   Angeletti, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b Agrifaber Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Domestication; Edible wild and cultivated herbs; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; TRAGOPOGON; TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS; URTICA DIOICA; VALERIANELLA; VALERIANELLA ERIOCARPA;

EID: 38349157546     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3089     Document Type: Article

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