Compositional changes in seeds influenced by their positions in different whorls of mature sunflower head

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1622-1626

  Munshi, S K ^a   Kaushal, Babita ^a   Bajaj, R K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Dry matter; Lipid composition; Oil; Sunflower seed; Whorl positions

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEED;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0344736704     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1603     Document Type: Article

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