A comparative study on proximate composition and minerals contents of three fresh water green algae

Bangladesh Journal of Botany

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-196

  Khan, Md Anisur Rahman ^a   Begum, Z N Tahmida ^a   Rahim, Abu Torab M A ^a   Salamatullah, Quazi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Green algae; Mineral; Nutritional value; Proximate composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030524923     PISSN: 02535416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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