Storage does not influence steryl glucoside concentration in Cycas micronesica seeds

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 626-628

  Marler, Thomas E ^a   Lee, Vivian ^b   Shaw, Christopher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ALS PDC; Cycas micronesica; Guam; Seed chemistry

Indexed keywords

CROPS; SEED; TISSUE;

CYCAS MICRONESICA; SEED CHEMISTRY;

FOOD STORAGE;

FARM CROPS; FOOD STORAGE; SEEDS; TISSUE;

CYCAS; CYCAS MICRONESICA;

EID: 34248597281     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.3.626     Document Type: Article

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