Application of extra sulfur to high-sulfur soils does not increase pungency and related compounds in shortday onions

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-183

  Lee, Eun Jin ^a   Yoo, Kil Sun ^a   Jifon, John ^a,b   Patil, Bhimanagouda S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L.; Flavor; Pungency; Pyruvic acid; Quality; Soil sulfur

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; SOIL QUALITY; SUGAR; SULFUR; VEGETABLE;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 70350621486     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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