Improved phytonutrient content through plant genetic improvement

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue 9 II, 1999, Pages 19-26

  Farnham, Mark W ^a   Simon, Philipp W ^b   Stommel, John R ^b  

^a USDA ARS US Vegetable Laboratory   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; CARBOHYDRATE; CAROTENOID; ERUCIC ACID; FAT; FLAVONOID; FOOD ALLERGEN; PHYTATE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RETINOL; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; VACCINE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; VITAMIN;

AGRICULTURE; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PATENT; PHYTONUTRIENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGAVE AMERICANA;

EID: 0032694095     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1999.tb01803.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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