Regional, annual, and individual variations in the dihydroxyacetone content of the nectar of Manuka (leptospermum scoparium) in New Zealand

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 42, 2014, Pages 10332-10340

  Williams, Simon ^a   King, Jessica ^a   Revell, Maria ^a   Manley Harris, Merilyn ^a   Balks, Megan ^a   Janusch, Franziska ^b   Kiefer, Michael ^b   Clearwater, Michael ^a   Brooks, Peter ^c   Dawson, Murray ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b REUTLINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cultivar; dihydroxyacetone; honey; Leptospermum scoparium; ma nuka; nectar; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DIHYDROXYACETONE; HONEY; LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; MA-NUKA; NECTAR; NEW ZEALAND;

DIHYDROXYACETONE; NECTAR; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; LEPTOSPERMUM; NECTAR; NEW ZEALAND;

DIHYDROXYACETONE; LEPTOSPERMUM; NEW ZEALAND; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT NECTAR;

EID: 84908389360     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf5045958     Document Type: Article

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