Content and Composition of Dry Matter in Onion (Allium cepa L.) as Influenced by Developmental Stage at Time of Harvest and Long-term Storage

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-109

  Hansen, Susanne Lier ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

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EID: 0033298733     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064719950135614     Document Type: Article

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