Accumulation of zinc and molar ratio of phytic acid and zinc during maize grain maturation

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 233-239

  Horvatic M ^a   Gacic M ^a,b   Filajdic M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Maturation of maize; Molar ratio phytic acid:zinc; Zinc accumulation

Indexed keywords

ASH; DRY MATTER; ENVIRONMENT; HYBRID; MAIZE; MATURATION; PHYTIC ACID; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN; ZINC;

EID: 0031873759     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.1998.tb00529.x     Document Type: Article

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