Physico-chemical characterization of six pomegranate cultivars from Morocco: Processing and fresh market aptitudes

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 140, Issue , 2012, Pages 100-106

  Martínez, Juan José ^a   Hernández, Francisca ^a   Abdelmajid, Haddioui ^b   Legua, Pilar ^a   Martínez, Rafael ^a   Amine, Ajal El ^b   Melgarejo, Pablo ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b SULTAN MOULAY SLIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Crude fiber; Fruit; Pomegranate; Punica granatum; Seeds; Titratable acidity

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; HORTICULTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

MOROCCO;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 84860279699     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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