Preliminary nutritional analysis of marula (Sclerocarya birrea) fruits from two Kenyan provenances

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 531, Issue , 2000, Pages 245-249

  Jaenicke, Hannah ^a   Thiong'o, Margaret K ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Processing; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 32944479228     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2000.531.40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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