Article
Evaluation of the genotype, environment and their interaction on carotenoid and ascorbic acid accumulation in tomato germplasm.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Apr 2011
Roselló Salvador, Adalid Ana Maria, Cebolla-Cornejo Jaime, Nuez Fernando
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tomatoes are an important source of antioxidants (carotenoids, vitamin C, etc.) owing to their high level of consumption. There is great interest in developing cultivars with increased levels of lycopene, β-carotene or L-ascorbic acid. There is necessary to survey new sources of variation. In this study, the potential of improvement for each character in tomato breeding programmes, in a single or...
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