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Strawberries : cultivation, antioxidant properties and health benefits /

Strawberry is among the most widely consumed fruits in the world and its cultivation is increasing worldwide. It is a microclimatic crop, which means that its behaviour may vary considerably depending on many agronomical and environmental factors such as temperature, light, moisture, soil type, etc....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Malone, Nathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Colección:Nutrition and diet research progress series.
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  • STRAWBERRIES: CULTIVATION, ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES AND HEALTH BENEFITS; STRAWBERRIES: CULTIVATION, ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES AND HEALTH BENEFITS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CROPPING STRAWBERRY FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: IMPACT OF PROCESSING ON NUTRITIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF STRAWBERRY; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR STRAWBERRY PHYTOCHEMICALS ANALYSIS; 3. THERMAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO STRAWBERRY.
  • CONCLUSIONREFERENCES; Chapter 3: ANTHOCYANINS CONSTITUENTS, ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF STRAWBERRIES: COMPARISON WITH OTHER BERRY FRUITS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS; 3. RESULTS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: IMPACT OF MINIMAL PROCESSING AND STORAGE ON STRAWBERRY FUNCTIONAL AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY; ABSTRACT; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PROCESSING; STORAGE CONDITIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: TRADITIONAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR STRAWBERRY PROCESSING; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION.
  • 2. TRADITIONAL WASHINGS WITH CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS3. CONVENTIONAL THERMAL TREATMENTS; 4. INNOVATIVE NON-THERMAL TREATMENTS; 5. CONVENTIONAL STORAGE AT LOW TEMPERATURES; 6. FINAL REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: STRAWBERRY MICROPROPAGATION AND SOMACLONAL VARIATION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; IN VITRO SHOOT PROLIFERATION; ONE STEP MICROPROPAGATION PROTOCOL; ADVENTITIOUS SHOOT REGENERATION; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; BIOREACTOR MICROPROPAGATION; GROWTH OF MICROPROPAGULES; ANTHOCYANIN CONTENT AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN MICROPROPAGULES; SOMACLONAL VARIATION AND CLONAL FIDELITY; CONCLUSION.
  • 6. NUTRITION VALUES7. FACTORS OF HIGH YIELD; REFERENCES; Chapter 9: STRAWBERRIES: ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES, HEALTH BENEFITS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; ABSTRACT; 1.1. ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; 1.2. HEALTH BENEFITS; 1.3. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; REFERENCES; Chapter 10: WILD AND CULTIVATED STRAWBERRIES: DIVERSITY, PIGMENTS AND METABOLIC CHANGES; ABSTRACT; 1. BIODIVERSITY OF STRAWBERRIES; 2. PIGMENTS PRODUCTION AND OTHER COMPOUNDS IN STRAWBERRIES; REFERENCES; Chapter 11: NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN STRAWBERRY: EFFECTS ON YIELD, QUALITY AND PLANT HEALTH; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MACRONUTRIENTS.