Relationship between the nutritional value and the head structure of lettuce

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 637, Issue , 2004, Pages 361-367

  Mou, Beiquan ^a   Ryder, Edward J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Calcium; Iron; Lactuca sativa; Vitamin A; Vitamin C; carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942469843     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.637.45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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