Effect of cultivation factors on flavonoid content in yellow onion (Allium cepa L.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 765, Issue , 2008, Pages 191-195

  Mogren, Lars ^a   Gertsson, Ulla ^a   Olsson, Marie E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cultivars; Lifting time; Nitrogen fertiliser; Quercetin glucosides; Storage

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 42149143540     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2008.765.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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