Fruit physical, chemical and aromatic attributes of early, intermediate and late apricot cultivars

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1008-1019

  Lo Bianco, Riccardo ^a   Farina, Vittorio ^a   Indelicato, Sergio Giuseppe ^b   Filizzola, Felice ^b   Agozzino, Pasquale ^b  

^a Sezione di Frutticoltura Mediterranea   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography; Lavour; Mass spectrometry; Odour note; Peel colour; Soluble solids; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ODOR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRUNUS; SEASON; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

FRUIT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; ODORS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRUNUS; SEASONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 77949602210     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3910     Document Type: Article

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