Preharvest application of oxalic acid increased fruit size, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant capacity in sweet cherry cultivars (prunus avium L.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3432-3437

  Martínez Esplá, Alejandra ^a   Zapata, Pedro Javier ^a   Valero, Daniel ^a   García Viguera, Cristina ^b   Castillo, Salvador ^a   Serrano, María ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

anthocyanins; flavonols; oxalic acid; phenolics; preharvest treatment; quality; total antioxidant activity

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ANTHOCYANINS; FORESTRY; IMAGE QUALITY; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXALIC ACID; PLANTS (BOTANY); ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUITS;

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL; FLAVONOLS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; INDIVIDUAL ANTHOCYANINS; PHENOLICS; PREHARVEST TREATMENT; TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS;

FRUITS; OXALIC ACID;

AGENTS; ANTHOCYANINS; FORESTRY; FRUITS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXALIC ACID; PLANTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HARVESTING; QUALITY;

PRUNUS AVIUM;

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; OXALIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PRUNUS;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; COLOR; FRUIT; OXALIC ACID; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRUNUS;

EID: 84899030506     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf500224g     Document Type: Article

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