Soil forming and plant density effects on carrot yield and internal quality

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 283-294

  Evers, A M ^a   Tuuri, H ^b   Hagg M ^b   Plaami, S ^b   Hakkinen U ^b   Talvitie, H ^b  

^a Department of Plant Production ^*  (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carrot; Plant density; Quality; Soil forming; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA-CAROTENE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; SUCROSE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CARROT; CHEMISTRY; FINLAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT ROOT; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; DAUCUS CAROTA; FINLAND; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT ROOTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL; SUCROSE;

EID: 0031401718     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007955818503     Document Type: Article

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