Effect of phosphorus on the fruit yield and food value of two landraces of Trichosanthes cucumerina L.- Cucurbitaceae

Food Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1259-1264

  Adebooye, O C ^a   Oloyede, F M ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fruit yield; Nutrient quality; Phosphorus; Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; FERTILIZER; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOOD ANALYSIS; MOISTURE; NIGERIA; PLANT FIBER; PLANT YIELD; PROTEIN CONTENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICHOSANTHES;

CUCURBITACEAE; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA;

EID: 33745949922     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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