Short Communication: Haskap (Lonicera caerulea): A new berry crop with high antioxidant capacity

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1311-1317

  Vasantha Rupasinghe, H P ^a   Yu, Li Juan ^a   Bhullar, Khushwant S ^a   Bors, Bob ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Haskap berry; Health benefit; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTIVAR; FRUIT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENOL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LONICERA; LONICERA CAERULEA;

EID: 84870721201     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2012-073     Document Type: Article

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