Greenhouse-grown bitter melon: Production and quality characteristics

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1896-1903

  Tan, Sing P ^a   Parks, Sophie E ^a,b   Stathopoulos, Costas E ^a   Roach, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Bioactivity; Bitter melon; Greenhouse; Yield

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; HANUMAN; HEXAPODA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID; SAPONIN;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PROCEDURES; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOMASS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CLIMATE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHENOLS; PICRATES; SAPONINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84901858010     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6509     Document Type: Article

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