Influence of growing area, year, season, and cultivar on the composition of myrtle leaves and infusions

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 549-553

  Mulas, Maurizio ^a   Melis, Rita A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Color; Liqueurs; Polyphenols; Tannins

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149132223     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.2.549     Document Type: Article

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