Harvest maturity related changes and their influence on antioxidant potential in 'Golden Smoothee' apples

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 579-586

  Molina, D P ^a   Recasens, I ^a   Alegre, S ^b   Larrigaudiere C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b IRTA Experimental Station   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant potential; Ascorbate; CAT; Golden apples; Harvest date; POX activity; SOD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879945235     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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