Phenotypic variation in free folic acid content among F1 hybrids and open-pollinated cultivars of red beet

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1040-1042

  Wang, M ^a   Goldman, I L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

folate; pteroylmonoglutamic acid; vitamin

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 0030458978     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.6.1040     Document Type: Article

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