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Targeted secondary metabolic and physico-chemical traits analysis to assess genetic variability within a germplasm collection of "long storage" tomatoes.
Food chemistry - 1 Apr 2018
Siracusa Laura, Patanè Cristina, Rizzo Valeria, Cosentino Salvatore Luciano, Ruberto Giuseppe
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"Long storage" tomato is a crop traditionally cultivated in the Mediterranean area under no water supply, that recently has attracted the interest of breeders for its high tolerance to drought and as potential genetic source in breeding programs for water stress resistance. A collection of 28 genotypes of "long storage" tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) was studied for carotenoid and polyphenol profile and...
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