Characterization of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Varieties of Very Low Oil Content

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3643-3647

  Gómez López, Vicente Manuel ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Avocado; Fruit characterization; Tropical fruits; Venezuelan avocados; Venezuelan fruits

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA; POLLACHIUS VIRENS;

EID: 0344770063     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9706890     Document Type: Article

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