Cultivation approach for comparing the nutritional quality of two pepper cultivars grown under different agricultural regimes

LWT

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 299-305

  López, Alicia ^a   Fenoll, Jose ^a   Hellín, Pilar ^a   Flores, Pilar ^a  

^a IMIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Low input; Phenolic; Sugars; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CULTIVATION; HYDROPHILICITY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIOXIDANT CONTENTS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; GROWTH MEDIUM; HYDROPHILICS; LOW-INPUT; NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES; ORGANIC CULTIVATIONS; ORGANICS; PHENOLICS; VITAMIN C;

SOILS;

CAPSICUM;

EID: 84899092227     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2014.02.048     Document Type: Article

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