β-Glucan contents of groats of different oat cultivars in official variety, in organic cultivation, and in nitrogen ferilization trials in Finland

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 68-79

  Saastamoinen, Marketta ^a   Hietaniemi, Veli ^b   Pihlava, Juha Matti ^b   Eurola, Merja ^b   Kontturi, Markku ^c   Tuuri, Hannu ^b   Niskanen, Markku ^b   Kangas, Arjo ^b  

^a Satafood kehittamisyhdistys ry   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

glucan; Avena sativa; Cultivars; Groat; Nitrogen fertilization; Oats; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA;

EID: 3142777881     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/1239099041838076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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