Nutritional quality of vegetable and seed from different accessions of Amaranthus in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 3 SPECIAL EDICTION, 2007, Pages 377-380

  Mnkeni, A P ^a   Masika, P ^a   Maphaha, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amaranthus accessions; Calcium; Manganese; Nitrates; Nutrient content; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MANGANESE; NITRATES; ZINC;

AMARANTHUS ACCESSIONS; NUTRIENT CONTENT;

VEGETATION;

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MANGANESE; NITRATES; VEGETATION; ZINC;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CALCIUM; FAT; MANGANESE; MINERAL; PROTEIN; SEED; VEGETABLE; ZINC;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AMARANTHUS;

EID: 34250307237     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v33i3.180599     Document Type: Conference Paper

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