Autumn olive: A potential alternative crop

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 626, Issue , 2003, Pages 437-439

  Fordham, Ingrid M ^a   Zimmerman, Richard H ^a   Black, Brent L ^a   Clevidence, Beverly M ^b   Wiley, Eugene R ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carotenoids; Elaeagnus umbellata; Lycopene

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746514357     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2003.626.59     Document Type: Conference Paper

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