Seasonal and diurnal changes in β-carotene concentration in spinach plant grown hydroponically

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 477-482

  Oyama, Hatsue ^a   Shinohara, Yutaka ^a   Ito, Tadashi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

carotene; Diurnal change; Seasonal change; Spinach

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FRESH WEIGHT; PLANT GROWTH; SEASONALITY;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0033862538     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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