Oxidative discolouration in whole-head and cut lettuce: biochemical and environmental influences on a complex phenotype and potential breeding strategies to improve shelf-life

Euphytica

Volumn 213, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Hunter, Paul J ^a   Atkinson, Laura D ^b   Vickers, Laura ^a   Lignou, Stella ^c   Oruna Concha, Maria Jose ^c   Pink, David ^a   Hand, Paul ^a   Barker, Guy ^d   Wagstaff, Carol ^c   Monaghan, James M ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Monsanto UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Discolouration; Environment; Lettuce; Phenylpropanoid pathway; Polyphenols; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024491290     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-017-1964-7     Document Type: Article

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