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Variation of Ascorbic Acid in Tomatoes

Nature volume 154, pages 431–432 (1944)Cite this article

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IN view of the wide differences of ascorbic acid content within various types of fruit and vegetables reported in the literature, we have recently carried out a study of some of the sources of variation in the tomato.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sydney, Sydney, N.S.W.

    E. G. HALLSWORTH & V. M. LEWIS

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HALLSWORTH, E., LEWIS, V. Variation of Ascorbic Acid in Tomatoes. Nature 154, 431–432 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154431a0

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