Characterization of red beet and carrot with special emphasis on nitrate accumulation

Acta Alimentaria

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-138

  Nagy Gasztonyi, M ^a   Kardos Neumann, A ^a   Takacs Hajos M ^b  

^a CENTRAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b Faculty of Agricultural Water and Environment Management   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Carrot; Irrigation; Nitrate; Nitrate reductase; Red beet

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 33746056513     PISSN: 01393006     EISSN: 15882535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAlim.35.2006.1.15     Document Type: Article

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