Preliminary evaluation of fruit traits and phytochemicals in a highbush blueberry seedling population

Journal of Berry Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-111

  Scalzo, Jessica ^a   Stanley, Jill ^a   Alspach, Peter ^a   Mezzetti, Bruno ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

anthocyanins; antioxidants; Breeding; factorial mating design; fruit traits; highbush blueberry; phenols; Vaccinium corymbosum L.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888633324     PISSN: 18785093     EISSN: 18785123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JBR-130049     Document Type: Article

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