Effect of rootstocks and harvesting time on the nutritional quality of peel and flesh of peach fruits

Food Chemistry

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-367

  Remorini, D ^a   Tavarini, S ^a   Degl'Innocenti, E ^a   Loreti, F ^a   Massai, R ^a   Guidi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Flesh; Harvesting time; Peach; Peel; Rootstock; Total antioxidant capacity; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; FRUIT; HARVEST PERIOD; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEACH; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RHIZOME;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 41949096680     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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