Effects of organic and conventional production systems on quality and nutritional parameters of processing tomatoes

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-194

  Pieper, Joy Rickman ^a   Barrett, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conventional; Nutrition; Organic; Processing; Quality; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 59349120803     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3437     Document Type: Article

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