Concentrations of total phenols and antioxidant activity in apple do not differ between conventional and organic orchard management

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-216

  Yuri, José Antonio ^a   Maldonado, Francisco J ^a   Razmilic, Iván ^b   Neira, Amalia ^a   Quilodran, Álvaro ^a   Palomo, Iván ^b  

^a Pomaceas Center   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Apples; Organic orchard; Phenolics; Pigments; Sunburn damage

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APPLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CULTIVAR; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; ORCHARD MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC FARMING;

EID: 84862163211     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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