Effect of sustained deficit irrigation on physicochemical properties, bioactive compounds and postharvest life of pomegranate fruit (cv. 'Mollar de Elche')

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 171-180

  Peña, María E ^a   Artés Hernández, Francisco ^a   Aguayo, Encarna ^a   Martínez Hernández, Ginés Benito ^a   Galindo, Alejandro ^b   Artés, Francisco ^a   Gómez, Perla A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Bioactive compounds; Chilling injury; Phenolics; Punica granatum L.; Punicalagins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880598691     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.06.034     Document Type: Article

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