Effects of sampling time and nitrogen fertilization on anthocyanidin levels in vaccinium myrtillus fruits

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3340-3345

  Åkerström, Andreas ^a   Forsum, Åsa ^a   Rumpunen, Kimmo ^a   Jäderlund, Anders ^a   Bång, Ulla ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aglycone; Anthocyanin; Antioxidant; Bilberry; Boreal; Climate; Cyanidin; Delphinidin; Fertilizer; Malvidin; NH 4NO 3; Peonidin; Petunidin; Vaccinium myrtillus

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; FERTILIZER; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TIME; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FERTILIZERS; FRUIT; NITRATES; TIME FACTORS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 65349111318     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf8037743     Document Type: Article

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