Highbush blueberries Vaccinium corymbosum L., raspberries Rubus idaeus L. and black currants Ribes nigrum L. - Influence of cultivar on antioxidant activity and other quality parameters

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 744, Issue , 2007, Pages 259-266

  Remberg, S F ^a   Mage F ^a   Haffner, K ^a   Blomhoff, R ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Berry weight; Colour; FRAP assay; L ascorbic acid

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; RIBES HUDSONIANUM; RIBES NIGRUM; RUBUS GLAUCUS; RUBUS IDAEUS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 70449394795     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.744.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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