Grapefruit degreening influence on health promoting limonoids and flavonoids

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 939, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-120

  Chaudhary, P R ^a   Jayaprakasha, G K ^a   Patil, B S ^a   Porat, R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; Citrus; Flavonoids; Grapefruit; Limonoids

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI;

EID: 84872198169     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.939.14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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