Functional Characterization of Mediterranean Berries
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Fruit Production Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2022) | Viewed by 3380
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant biochemistry; plant secondary metabolism; plant molecular biology; phytochemistry; plant nutraceuticals; plant physiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The goal of this Special Issue is to collect recent research studies dealing with the characterization of fruit berries typical of the Mediterranean basin. This Special Issue will cover any aspects dealing with Mediterranean berries, such as the presence of natural important compounds at pharmaceutical, antioxidant, and phytochemical levels. Any studies dealing with the agronomic, chemical, and functional genomic characterization of berries of plant species cultivated in the Mediterranean basin are interest for this Special Issue.
Dr. Anna Perrone
Dr. Federico Martinelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- berries
- Mediterranean
- fruits
- antioxidants
- pharmaceuticals
- functional genomics
- photochemical
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