Enhancement of functional compounds in allium vegetables with UV radiation

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 744, Issue , 2007, Pages 357-362

  Higashio, H ^a   Hirokane, H ^a   Sato, F ^a   Tokuda, S ^a   Uragami, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Onion; Quercetin; Reduced ascorbic acid; UV; Welsh onion

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM FISTULOSUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 49549114271     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.744.39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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