Edible flowers: New crops with potential health benefits

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 755, Issue , 2007, Pages 283-289

  Friedman, H ^a   Rot, I ^a   Agami, O ^a   Vinokur, Y ^a   Rodov, V ^a   Reznick, N ^a   Umiel, N ^a   Dori, I ^b   Ganot, L ^b   Shmuel, D ^b   Matan, E ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Havat Hbsor   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Begonia elatior; Begonia semperflorens; Postharvest; Rosa species; Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC); Tropaeolum majus

Indexed keywords

BEGONIA; BEGONIA CUCULLATA; BEGONIA ELATIOR; TROPAEOLACEAE; TROPAEOLUM; TROPAEOLUM MAJUS;

EID: 70449336952     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.755.36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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