Variation in bioactive content in broccoli (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> var. <i>italica</i>) grown under conventional and organic production systems

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Juan Miguel Valverde · Monaghan Biosciences (Ireland)

Kim Reilly · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Salvador Villacreces · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Michael Gaffney · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

James Grant · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Nigel P. Brunton · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Abstract

Organic cultivation practices resulted in significantly higher levels of glucobrassicin and neoglucobrassicin in broccoli florets; however, other investigated compounds were unaffected by production practices.

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Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research Food Quality and Safety Studies Plant tissue culture and regeneration

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Published in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volume 95, Issue 6, pp. 1163-1171

DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6804

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Variation in bioactive content in broccoli (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> var. <i>italica</i>) grown under conventional and organic production systems

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