Polyphenol compounds and other quality traits in blueberry cultivars

Journal of Berry Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 117-130

  Scalzo, Jessica ^a   Stevenson, David ^a   Hedderley, Duncan ^a  

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

Author keywords

cultivar; fruit quality traits; fruit weights; highbush blueberry; polyphenols; rabbiteye blueberry; Vaccinium corymbosum; Vaccinium virgatum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944195448     PISSN: 18785093     EISSN: 18785123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JBR-150097     Document Type: Article

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