The influence of exposure to light on the phenolic content of 'Fuji' apple

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-239

  Jakopic, Jerneja ^a   Stampar, Franci ^a   Veberic, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Apple; Fruit position; Light; Phenols; Quercetin glycoside

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; LIGHT EFFECT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENT; SPECTROMETRY;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 70350619884     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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