Physico - Chemical studies on Volvariella esculenta (Mass) Singer, a Nigerian edible fungus

Food Chemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 339-342

  Jonathan, S G ^a   Fasidi, I O ^a   Ajayi, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Osun State Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Physicochemical; Phytohormones; Radial growth; Vitamins; Volvariella esculenta

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHYTOHORMONE; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; MASS; MUSHROOM; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; VOVARIELLA ESCULENTA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; VOLVARIELLA;

EID: 0346688801     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2003.06.014     Document Type: Article

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