Phytochemical and antioxidant properties of selected fig (Ficus carica L.) accessions from the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 473-478

  Çalişkan, Oguzhan ^a   Aytekin Polat, A ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Ficus carica; Fig; Fruit skin color; Phytochemical characters; Sugars

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DIET; FRUIT; GLUCOSE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHENOL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS CARICA;

EID: 79953305316     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.02.023     Document Type: Article

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