Effects of environmental stress on ascorbic acid content in baby leaf spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 939, Issue , 2012, Pages 205-208

  Mogren, L ^a   Reade, J ^a   Monaghan, J ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold treatment; Heat treatment; Pre harvest; Quality

Indexed keywords

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84872187367     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.939.26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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