Fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis hook F.) seed: A nutritional assessments

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1787-1793

  Christian, Agatemor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

And food; Benin City; Diet; Serving; Significant; Supplement

Indexed keywords

TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 34447557025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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