The effect of preharvest Ca treatment on concentration of polyphenols and antioxidant capacity of 'Pirja' and 'Maikki' apples grown on different rootstocks

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 148, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-96

  Mainla, Leila ^a   Moor, Ulvi ^a   Karp, Kadri ^a   Tõnutare, Tõnu ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

B.396; Ca; Flavonols; M.26; Malus domestica Borkh.; N

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CULTIVAR; DECIDUOUS TREE; FRUIT; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENOL; ROOTSTOCK; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84867747145     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.09.027     Document Type: Article

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