The effect of nitrogen fertilization on nitrate accumulation, and the content of minerals and glucosinolates in broccoli cultivars

Food Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-191

  Fabek, Sanja ^a   Toth, Nina ^a   Redovniković, Ivana Radojčić ^b   Ćustić, Mirjana Herak ^a   Benko, Božidar ^a   Žutić, Ivanka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea L. Var. Italica; Calcium; Glucoraphanin; Growing season; Neoglucobrassicin; Nitrogen; Potassium

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA; GLUCORAPHANIN; GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; GROWING SEASON; NEOGLUCOBRASSICIN; NITRATE ACCUMULATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES;

CALCIUM; MINERALS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; POTASSIUM; VEGETABLES; VEGETATION;

CULTIVATION;

EID: 84867407525     PISSN: 13309862     EISSN: 13342606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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