Antioxidants profile of small tomato fruits: Effect of irrigation and industrial process

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-163

  Pernice, Rita ^a   Parisi, Mario ^b   Giordano, Italo ^b   Pentangelo, Alfonso ^b   Graziani, Giulia ^a   Gallo, Monica ^a   Fogliano, Vincenzo ^a   Ritieni, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Carotenoids; Flavonoids; Tomato canning; Water regime

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOTYPE; CAROTENOID; CROP PRODUCTION; FRUIT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; SALERNO; SARNO VALLEY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 77955927360     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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