Optimizing sampling of tomato fruit for carotenoid content with application to assessing the impact of ripening disorders

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 483-487

  Darrigues, Audrey ^a   Schwartz, Steven J ^b   Francis, David M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carotene; Discoloration; Lycopene; Nutritional potential; Yellow shoulder disorder

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT DISEASE; TOMATO;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; FRUIT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT DISEASES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 38949199320     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf071896v     Document Type: Article

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