Variations in antioxidant capacity of nectarine fruits (Prunus persica cv. red-gold) affected by harvest date

International Journal of Plant Production

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 311-317

  Ghasemi, Y ^a   Ghasemnezhad, A ^a   Atashi, S ^a   Mashayekhi, K ^a   Ghorbani, M ^a  

^a Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resource   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Flavonoids; Harvesting time; Nectarine; Total phenol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055176792     PISSN: 17356814     EISSN: 17358043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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