Germplasm resources of Vitellaria paradoxa based on variations in fat composition across the species distribution range

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-76

  Maranz, Steven ^a   Wiesman, Zeev ^a   Bisgaard, Johan ^b   Bianchi, Giorgio ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Aarhus Oliefabrik   (Denmark)

^c Istituto Sperimentale per l'Elaiotecnica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cocoa butter equivalent (CBE); Fat content; Fatty acid; Karit ; Shea butter

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; DAIRY FARMING; FATTY ACID; GERMPLASM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 0942289683     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000009406.19593.90     Document Type: Conference Paper

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