Quantitative differences in biologically active components among hydroponically cultured lettuce and endive cultivars

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 440, Issue , 1996, Pages 338-343

  Amimoto, K ^a   Fukui, H ^a  

^a Ehime University)   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biologically active component; Electrical conductivity; Endive; Hydroponics; Lettuce

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM ENDIVIA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0037522424     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1996.440.59     Document Type: Conference Paper

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