Yield and nutritional quality of canola sprouts

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1656-1658

  Bhardwaj, Harbans L ^a   Hamama, Anwar A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Cruciferae plants; Crude fiber content; Oil content; Protein content

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; MOISTURE; NUTRITION; PROTEINS; VEGETABLE OILS;

BRASSICA NAPUS; CRUCIFERAE PLANTS; CRUDE FIBER CONTENT; CULTIVARS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; OIL CONTENT; OILSEED CROPS; PROTEIN CONTENT;

SEED;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; BRASSICACEAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 36549040495     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.7.1656     Document Type: Article

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