The antioxidant activity of tomato. II. Effects of vine and post-harvest ripening

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 542, Issue , 2001, Pages 211-216

  Giovanelli, G ^a   Lavelli, V ^a   Peri, C ^a   Nobili, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Carotenoids; Crimson; Moneymaker; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879574421     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.542.26     Document Type: Article

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