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Conference paper2009Peer reviewed

The Role of Pre- and Post-Harvest Factors on the Content of the Flavonoid Quercetin in Yellow Onion (Allium cepa)

Mogren, L. M.; Olsson, M. E.; Gertsson, U. E.

Abstract

Three commonly-grown commercial onion (Allium cepa) cultivars in Sweden were studied in field trials performed in year 2002-2005. The role of nitrogen fertilizer source, level, lifting time, field curing, and storage on quercetin content in the onions were studied. Yearly variation in onion flavonoid content was considerable and was probably due to variations in global radiation at the end of the growing period each year.

Keywords

quercetin; storage; curing

Published in

Acta Horticulturae
2009, Volume: 841, pages: 335-337
ISBN: 978-90-6605-602-2
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, PO BOX 500, 3001 LEUVEN 1, BELGIUM

Conference

2nd International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables - FAVHEALTH

      SLU Authors

    • Mogren, Lars

      • Horticulture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

      • Olsson, Marie

        • Horticulture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

        • Gertsson, Ulla

          • Horticulture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

        UKÄ Subject classification

        Horticulture
        Food Science

        Permanent link to this page (URI)

        https://res.slu.se/id/publ/61112