Decreasing the NO3 and increasing the vitamin C contents in spinach by a nitrogen deprivation method

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-162

  Mozafar, A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Nitrate; Quality; Soilless culture; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; ASCORBIC ACID; FERTILIZER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SPINACH;

ASCORBIC ACID; FERTILIZERS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0029661930     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01091973     Document Type: Article

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