Lutein and β-carotene content of green leafy Brassica species grown under different conditions

LWT

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 378-381

  Reif, Constance ^a   Arrigoni, Eva ^a   Berger, Florence ^a   Baumgartner, Daniel ^a   Nyström, Laura ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brassica cultivars; Carotenoids; Chlorophyll; Green leafy salads; Japanese Greens

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CULTIVATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; BRASSICA; BRASSICA CULTIVAR; BRASSICA SPECIES; BRASSICA VEGETABLES; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; CONDITION; GREEN LEAFY SALAD; GROWING CONDITIONS; JAPANESE GREEN;

CAROTENOIDS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA;

EID: 84876697366     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2013.02.026     Document Type: Article

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