Sugar and macrominerals composition of sap produced by Raphia hookeri palms

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 744-750

  Obahiagbon, F I ^a   Osagie, A U ^b  

^a Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Macrominerals; Raphia hookeri; Sap exudates; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MERCURY; MINERAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; SUCROSE; SUGAR;

ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; INFLORESCENCE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAPHIA HOOKERI; XYLEM SAP;

ELAEIS; RAPHIA HOOKERI;

EID: 34047174570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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