Evaluation of carbohydrates in pukekohe longkeeper and grano cultivars of Allium cepa

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 5383-5390

  O'Donoghue, Erin M ^a   Somerfield, Sheryl D ^a   Shaw, Martin ^a   Bendall, Maaike ^a   Hedderly, Duncan ^a   Eason, Jocelyn ^a   Sims, Ian ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fructan; Onion; Pectin; Polysaccharide; Texture

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; CARBOHYDRATE; CHELATING AGENT; FRUCTAN; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; PECTIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUCROSE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL WALL; CULTIVAR; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT NUTRITION; POLYMERIZATION;

CARBOHYDRATES; FRUCTANS; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; ONIONS; PECTINS; SUCROSE;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 4143108100     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf030832r     Document Type: Article

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