Pepper antioxidant composition as affected by organic, low-input and soilless cultivation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2267-2274

  Flores, Pilar ^a   Hellín, Pilar ^a   Lacasa, Alfredo ^a   López, Alicia ^a   Fenoll, Jose ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MURCIANO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO Y ALIMENTARIO IMIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Low input; Nutritional quality; Organic; Soilless

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349838330     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3719     Document Type: Article

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