The influence of organic/integrated production on the content of phenolic compounds in apple leaves and fruits in four different varieties over a 2-year period

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2366-2378

  Petkovsek, Maja Mikulic ^a   Slatnar, Ana ^a   Stampar, Franci ^a   Veberic, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Agricultural practice; Antioxidant capacity; Dihydrochalcones; Flavonoids; Hydroxycinnamic acids; Malus domestica (Borkh.)

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS;

APPLE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC FOOD; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD, ORGANIC; FRUIT; MALUS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

LONCHOCARPUS CAPASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 78650697496     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4093     Document Type: Article

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