Changes of physical and chemical traits of roots of different carrot cultivars under cold store conditions

Vegetable Crops Research Bulletin

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-127

  Gajewski, Marek ^a   Szymczak, Paweł ^a   Danilcenko, Honorata ^b  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

carotenoid; carrot; chemical composition; cultivars; phenolics; quality; storage

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 77954821166     PISSN: 15069427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10032-010-0011-1     Document Type: Article

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