Influence of day length and temperature on the content of health-related compounds in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 45, 2013, Pages 10779-10786

  Steindal, Anne Linn Hykkerud ^a,b   Mølmann, Jørgen ^a   Bengtsson, Gunnar B ^c   Johansen, Tor J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea L. var. italica; broccoli; day length; flavonols; glucosinolates; photoperiod; soluble sugars; temperature; vitamin C

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BROCCOLI; DAY-LENGTH; FLAVONOLS; GLUCOSINOLATES; PHOTOPERIOD; SOLUBLE SUGARS; VITAMIN C;

FLAVONOIDS; HEALTH; SUGARS; TEMPERATURE; VALUE ENGINEERING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ASCORBIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSINOLATE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE;

ASCORBIC ACID; BRASSICA; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSINOLATES; LIGHT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84887808608     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf403466r     Document Type: Article

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