Increase of ascorbic acid content and nutritional quality in spinach leaves during physiological acclimation to low temperature

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 717-723

  Proietti, Simona ^a   Moscatello, Stefano ^a   Famiani, Franco ^b   Battistelli, Alberto ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Ascorbic acid; Low temperature; Oxalic acid; Spinach

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; OXALATE OXIDASE; OXALIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; COLD; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SPINACH;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ASCORBIC ACID; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OXALIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT LEAVES; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 67349279568     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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