Easy and Rapid Detection of Iron in Rice Grain

ScienceAsia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-207

  Prom U thai, Chanakan ^a   Dell, Bernie ^b   Thomson, Gordon ^b   Rerkasem, Benjavan ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detection; Iron localization; Oryza sativa; Perl's Prussian blue; Rice; Seed

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750539223     PISSN: 15131874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2003.29.203     Document Type: Article

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