Seasonal change of nitrate and oxalate concentration in relation to the growth rate of spinach cultivars

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1589-1595

  Kaminishi, Aiko ^a   Kita, Nobuhiro ^a  

^a Kanagawa Agricultural Technology Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bolting rate; Cultivation season; Frequency distribution; Rank correlation

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; HEALTH CARE; NITRATES; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOXICITY;

BOLTING RATE; CULTIVATION SEASON; OXALATE CONCENTRATION; RANK CORRELATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

CONCENTRATION; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; NITRATES; OXALATES; PLANTS;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 33845191322     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.7.1589     Document Type: Article

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