The tomato debate: Postharvest-ripened or vine ripe has more antioxidant?

Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 271-276

  Ozgen, Senay ^a   Sekerci, Saziye ^a   Korkut, Recep ^a   Karabiyik, Tugba ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

bioactive compounds; harvest; maturity; phenolics; ripening

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84866063960     PISSN: 22113452     EISSN: 22113460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13580-012-0001-y     Document Type: Article

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