Good yields of common purslane with a high fatty acid content can be obtained in a peat-based floating system

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-20

  Cros, Víctor ^a   Martínez Sánchez, Juan José ^a,b   Franco, José Antonio ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpha linolenic acid; Baby leaf; Irrigation system; Linoleic acid; New crops; Portulaca oleracea; Substrates

Indexed keywords

PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 33846641099     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.1.14     Document Type: Article

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