Fruit production and polyphenol content of salal (Gaultheria shallon Pursh), a potential new fruit for northern maritime regions

Fruits

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 377-383

  Martin, Peter ^a   Wishart, John ^a   McDougall, Gordon ^b   Brennan, Rex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Antioxidant activity; Gaultheria shallon; Orkney islands; Phenolics; Salal; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946565807     PISSN: 02481294     EISSN: 1625967X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/fruits/2015040     Document Type: Article

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