Free and total amino acid composition of edible parts of beans, kale, spinach, cauliflower and potatoes as influenced by nitrogen fertilisation and phosphorus and potassium deficiency

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 449-458

  Eppendorfer, Wilfried H ^a   Bille, Søren W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Microbiology Section   (Denmark)

Author keywords

amides; beans; cauliflower; fertilis er effects; free amino acids; kale; nitrate; potat oes; protein; spinach

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029738708     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199608)71:4<449::AID-JSFA601>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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